Supreme Court to Begin Final Hearings on Anti-CAA Petitions May 5

• The Supreme Court announced it will commence final hearings on over 200 pleas challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) on May 5.
• The CAA aims to grant citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan who arrived in India by December 31, 2014.
• A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant will hear petitioners for 1.5 days and the Centre for one day, concluding hearings by May 12.
• The court will first address pan-India CAA applications, then petitions specific to Assam and Tripura, noting Assam's unique cut-off date issue.
• The Supreme Court previously refused to stay the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024, despite pleas from petitioners.