The Supreme Court has announced that it will commence final hearings on May 5 over more than 200 petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. The lead petition has been filed by the Indian Union of Muslim League (IUML).
The top emphasised that the occupation of public places or roads by demonstrators, which leads to inconvenience to a large number of people and violate their rights, is not permissible under the law.