PREVIOUSLY | Once the process of grant of citizenship starts under this Act, it cannot be reversed: Kapil Sibal
The case had come up last in 2024 before a Bench led by then Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, for the petitioners, had then argued that the Act came into existence in 2019, and the government had waited for nearly five years to notify the Rules.
“Once the process of grant of citizenship starts under this Act, it cannot be reversed,” Mr. Sibal had submitted in an oral mentioning.
Mr. Sibal represents the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a political party also represented by advocate Haris Beeran. The League is the primary petitioner in the lead case which has 237 separate petitions challenging the legality of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 on the ground that it discriminates in granting citizenship on the basis of religion. The Democratic Youth Federation of India, represented by advocate Subhash Chandran KR, has also filed an application seeking an interim stay on the implementation of the law.
