The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 was passed by the Parliament on which…
2021
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 was passed by the Parliament on which date?
Answer: A. 11 December 2019 — ConceptA Bill is treated as passed by Parliament after both Houses have agreed to it. In a two-House chronology, the first House passage date must be…
- A.
11 December 2019
- B.
10 December 2019
- C.
9 December 2019
- D.
8 December 2019
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Correct answer: A
Concept
A Bill is treated as passed by Parliament after both Houses have agreed to it.
In a two-House chronology, the first House passage date must be distinguished from the date on which the second House completes parliamentary passage.
Application
The Lok Sabha passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on 9 December 2019.
The Rajya Sabha passed it on 11 December 2019, so Parliament completed passage on that date.
Contrast
11 December 2019: Rajya Sabha passage completed the parliamentary process.
10 December 2019: this falls between the two recorded House-passage dates.
9 December 2019: this was the Lok Sabha passage date, not the date of completion by Parliament.
8 December 2019: this preceded the Lok Sabha passage.
Result
Therefore, the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed by Parliament on 11 December 2019.