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The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which has been cleared by both Houses of Parliament and is awaiting the President’s assent before it becomes a law. Senior Congress leader and SC advocate Kapil Sibal will represent the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in Supreme Court.
After the historic bill passed the Lower house on Monday, it also sailed through the Upper House, where the government lacks a majority, on Wednesday.
According to reports, senior Congress leader and SC advocate Kapil Sibal will represent the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in Supreme Court. IUML, which is an ally of the Congress in the state of Kerala, in its petition pleaded the SC to declare the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 as ‘illegal and void’ as it alleged that the bill violates the fundamental Right to Equality of the Constitution.
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Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal to represent Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) in Supreme Court. IUML in its petition pleaded the SC to declare #CitizenshipAmendmentBill2019 as illegal and void. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1204993091788083201 …ANI✔@ANIIndian Union Muslim League (IUML) have filed a writ petition against #CitizenshipAmendmentBill2019 in Supreme Court today.
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