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Citizenship Amendment Act: Supreme Court refuses to stay implementation
Updated On: 18 December, 2019 12:26 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
The Act provides citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who faced religious persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan and arrived in India before December 31, 2014
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A man walks past graffiti against the Indian government's Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in New Delhi on Tuesday. Picture/PTI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 and issued a notice to the Central government on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Act.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, Justices B R Gavai, and Surya Kant while refusing on stay the implementation, said that the matter will be heard in January after the apex court opens following a winter break.
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