The Supreme Court agreed to hear on March 19 pleas to stay the operation of the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019 and its rules, notified on March 11, which fast-track the grant of Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
“The Act was enacted in 2019. They wait for four-and-a-half years and notify the rules just days ahead of the elections… Once the process of grant of citizenship starts under this Act, it cannot be reversed. Please hear our applications for stay,” senior advocate Kapil Sibal urged a three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud in an oral mentioning of the case on March 15.
