The contentious move by the UN body implied that it wanted to be made a party in the existing petitions against the CAA. The message was conveyed to India's Permanent Mission in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Bench headed by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and Justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant felt no need for an urgent hearing and agreed to list the matter after the apex court has finished hearing the reference made in the Sabarimala case.
On February 10, the apex court had observed that there must be a designated site to carry out such protests and raised concerns about whether public inconvenience can be caused by blocking roads indefinitely.