India, April 21 -- The Supreme Court on Monday appeared surprised over a petition seeking the invocation of Article 355 in West Bengal, citing violence in Murshidabad district during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act.

Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain mentioned the matter before a bench comprising Justice BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih.

The petitioner sought a direction to the Union Government to act under Article 355 of the Constitution in response to what was described as "external aggression and internal disturbance" in West Bengal, according to LiveLaw.

Vishnu Jain Shankar sought liberty to file an application in the petition, which is scheduled to be heard on Tuesday. He argued for the deployment of central forces in...