India’s Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging citizenship law
More than 140 petitions seeking to examine the constitutional validity of the citizenship law will come up for hearing.
22 Jan 2020
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More than 140 petitions seeking to examine the constitutional validity of the citizenship law will come up for hearing.
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