New Plea In SC Against CAA Also Challenges Section 3(1) Of Citizenship Act; Says It Affects Those Born After July 1, 1987 [Read Petition]

Nilashish Chaudhary

4 Jan 2020 12:05 PM IST

The cumulative effect of the impugned provisions of the Citizenship Act of 1955 is to arbitrarily deprive nationality to the children born in India after 1st July 1987, the plea states.

A fresh plea against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) has been moved by Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR), along with its office bearers, in Supreme Court. In addition to praying for the CAA to be struck down as unconstitutional, the petitioners also challenge Section 3(1) of the Citizenship Act, 1955 as arbitrary. APCR has also urged the top court to direct the...

New Plea In SC Against CAA Also Challenges Section 3(1) Of Citizenship Act; Says It Affects Those Born After July 1, 1987 [Read Petition]

Nilashish Chaudhary

The cumulative effect of the impugned provisions of the Citizenship Act of 1955 is to arbitrarily deprive nationality to the children born in India after 1st July 1987, the plea states.

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