Petition filed against Citizenship Act

Three days after the House of Representatives endorsed the new Citizenship Act, a writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court challenging its legality.

Advocate Amita Shrestha has filed the writ petition stating that the act is against the 1990 Constitution.

The advocate has argued in her writ that the Act does not have the power to rescind Article 8, 9 and 10 of the Constitution.

The petitioner has asked the apex court to revoke the Citizenship Act 2006 claiming that it has been introduced with malafide intention. nepalnews.com sd Nov 30 06

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