The country is going through a difficult time, hearing after peace is established: Bobde

New delhi date. January 9, 2020, Thursday

The Supreme Court refused to immediately hear a petition demanding the Citizenship Improvement Act (CAA) be declared constitutional. At the hearing of the petition, CJI Bobday said that the country was going through a difficult time. The court will hear the petition challenging the CAA's constitutionality only after the violence in the country has stopped. We are giving priority to the first peace in the country.

Chief Judge S.K. a. Bobde, Judge b. R. The bench of the singer and Judge Surya Kant surprised the petition and said that for the first time anyone is requesting the law be declared constitutional. The Chief Justice said that there is a lot of violence in the country right now. Our effort should be to restore peace in the country first. The function of this court is to determine the legality of the law. It is not to be declared constitutional.

Senior advocate Vineet Dhanda called for the immediate hearing of the petition demanding that the Citizenship Amendment Act be declared constitutional and that the states be directed to enforce the law. However, rejecting the Danda petition, the Supreme Court said that after the peace was established in the country, the citizenship amendment law will be heard on the legality of the law.

In his petition, Danda also called for action against activists, students and media houses spreading rumors about citizenship reform law. He said that as the citizens are being misled on the issue of citizenship law at present, only the Supreme Court can help clarify the current status quo and guide the 'disgruntled' citizens.

However, with no effect on the applicant's bench of arguments, the applicant withdrew the application with the freedom to intervene in the same matter, which was approved by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court agreed to determine the CAA's constitutional legality on December 18, but refused to stay its execution.

Under the Citizenship Improvement Act, there is a provision to grant Indian citizenship to members of Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Parsi, Jain and Buddhist societies from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh through December 31, 2014. The apex court had given notice to the central government on 59 petitions challenging the law and adjourned its hearing in the second week of January.

Those who challenged the law include Jairam Ramesh of Congress, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, RJD leader Manoj Jha, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, the Indian Muslim League, the Peace Party, the Communist Party, the NGO Rihansh Manch, and Sitai Shinwat Shinwet. Happens.