A Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud also allowed bureaucrat Shah Faesal and activist Shehla Rashid to withdraw their petitions challenging the 2019 government decision. The bench, also comprising justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai and Surya Kant, recorded a statement by the Centre that its latest affidavit in the case shall not be relied upon to argue on the aspect of constitutionality.
