Facts: - residence: delhi - occupation: senior -rrb- advocate in supreme court of india -lrb- 1960-present - birth date: 1927 yes - name: lily isabel thomas - nationality: indian - religion: christianity - alma mater: madras university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lily thomas .
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lily thomas is an indian lawyer who has initiated improvement and change to existing laws by filing petitions in india 's highest court and regional courts .thomas ' petitions have resulted in changes to laws to prevent convicted politicians getting elected , the addition of a new marriage law and protections for parliamentarians .thomas has been hailed most notably for petitioning to amend the representation of the people act .