Much violence is going on, says SC while refusing urgent hearing of plea on CAA
NEW DELHI: A bench consisting of Chief Justice of India S A Bobde refused urgent hearing of plea to declare CAA constitutional. The plea sought implementation of the Act in all states and sought actions against those spreading rumours against the Act.
“There is so much of violence going on. The country is going through difficult times and the endeavour should be for peace… This court’s job is to determine validity of a law and not declare it as constitutional,” the CJI said.
Several petitions have also been filed challenging the Act which aims to protect Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan by giving them Indian Citizenship. The legislation applies to those who were “forced or compelled to seek shelter in India due to persecution on the ground of religion." These people will be given citizenship in six years. The cut-off date for those to be given citizenship in India has been fixed at, on or before 31 December 2014.