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Centre moves SC seeking transfer of pleas challenging CAA pending in different HCs to top court

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of petitions challenging constitutional validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) pending before different high courts to top court.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde said it will hear the transfer petition of the Centre on January 10.
The bench also comprising justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant said, "We are of the prima facie view that high courts should hear the petitions challenging CAA and in case there is a conflict then we may look into it".
Solicitor General G Mehta, appearing for the Centre said, there will be a problem as different high courts may take conflicting views and lawyers will be moving to different states to attend the proceedings.
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