Authored by Manish Kumar, Assistant Professor of Law
Abstract
The research paper traces the legislative history of citizenship in India. Post this the authors have delved into the provisions of the Citizenship Amendment Act to outline the core sentiments laid out in it. However, the authors have mainly aimed to deduce the constitutionality or unconstitutionality of the Act. Post this the authors have argued as to whether the Act has any scope of rectification or must be done away with completely. The authors have also invoked international law to fully assess whether such policy decisions would be globally approved or not. At last, the authors in their concluding remark have argued that this constitutionally unpalatable legislation is ultra vires as it transgresses from the Basic Structure Doctrine - Secularism and Equality as engraved in our Constitution and must be repealed before we go back to the India of 1947 – politically divided with a wildfire blazing all around.