NEW DELHI, Jan. 9 -- THE country is going through difficult times and there is so much violence that endeavour should be for peace, the Supreme Court observed on Thursday while refusing to entertain a plea seeking the Citizenship Amendment Act be declared constitutional.

Expressing surprise over the petition, a bench headed by Chief Justie SA Bobde said this was the first time that someone was seeking that an Act be declared as constitutional.

The bench, also comprising justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant, said it will hear the petitions challenging validity of CAA when the violence stops.

"There is so much of violence going on. The country is going through difficult times and the endeavour should be for peace...

This court's job is to det...