Chief Justice Sharad Bobde scoffs at plea to declare CAA 'constitutional' -Krishnadas Rajagopal

-The Hindu

He explains to lawyer that any law passed by the legislature is anyway attached with “a presumption of constitutionality”.

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad A. Bobde said the country was already going through difficult times and an endeavour should be made to maintain peace.

The CJI made the oral comments while hearing a petition seeking an “aggressive” implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), which fast-tracks benefits of citizenship to illegal immigrants who belong to six minority religions in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan but excludes the same treatment to Muslims.

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