Supreme Court to hear over 144 pleas challenging CAA

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear in excess of 144 pleas against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which includes a majority seeking that the court examines its constitutional validity. A bench of three Supreme Court judges will today hear as many as 143-old petitions that have been filed regarding the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) which has irked nationwide protests including the national capital. A bench, headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, which had issued notice to the Centre on December 18 on various pleas is likely to hear a batch of 144 petitions, including those filed by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.