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A series of petitions challenging the rules of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA, will be heard by the Supreme Court on March 19. These petitions also seek a stay on the implementation of the rules and urge against coercive actions targeting individuals from the Muslim community excluded from the law's benefits.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud has agreed to list the batch of over 200 petitions, along with fresh applications, after senior counsel Kapil Sibal raised the matter.
Senior counsel Kapil Sibal, representing the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) stated, "Earlier, we did not press for a stay of the law because they [the government] argued that rules were yet to be framed. Just before the general elections, they announced the rules. Once citizenships are granted, it would be difficult to reverse the process."
Centre had notified the CAA rules on March 11.