New Delhi / Agartala, Feb 13 (TIWN): The Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) lapsed in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday after the house was adjourned sine die on the last day of the Budget session. The bill had been facing strong resistance from the opposition and some of BJP's own allies. Adjournment sine die (from the Latin "without day") means "without assigning a day for a further meeting or hearing". To adjourn an assembly sine die is toadjourn it for an indefinite period. A legislative body adjourns sine die when itadjourns without appointing a day on which to appear or assemble again. According to the Rajya Sabha Legislative Procedure, a bill pending in the Upper House which has not been passed by Lok Sabha does not lapse on the dissolution of the Lower House. But a bill which is passed by Lok Sabha and is pending in Rajya Sabha lapses on the dissolution of Lok Sabha.Also Triple-Talak is also on lapse along with Citizenship Amendment Bill.

Both the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018 were introduced in Lok Sabha, passed and sent to Rajya Sabha. With the general elections around the corner, the bills will have to clear Lok Sabha again once a new Lower House is elected.