THE CITIZENSHIP (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019-The Hindu-13-09-2022

THE CITIZENSHIP (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019-The Hindu-13-09-2022

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POLITY
CONTEXT :
The Supreme Court fixed the hearing in 220 petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) of 1991.

PRELIM AND MAINS :

What is the citizen amendment act?
The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 seeks to grant citizenship to a class of migrants belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh or Pakistan.
The Act was passed on December 12, 2019, and was notified on January 10, 2020.