New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 and issued a notice to the Central government on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Act.

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, Justices B R Gavai, and Surya Kant while refusing on stay the implementation, said that the matter will be heard in January after the apex court opens following a winter break.