SC upholds validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act
New Delhi- Section 6A, which was incorporated in the Citizenship Act 1955 following the signing of the 1985 Assam Accord, was ...
The controversial law, enacted in 1985 as part of the Assam Accord, aimed to address the influx of immigrants from Bangladesh ...
The petitioners claimed that setting a different cut-off date for citizenship in Assam is “discriminatory, arbitrary and ...
Justice J.B. Pardiwala, the lone dissenting judge to hold Section 6A of the Citizenship Act as unconstitutional , reasoned ...
The CJI referred to Article 29(1) of the Constitution which states, "Any section of citizens residing in the territory of ...
Section 6A, which was incorporated in the Citizenship Act 1955 following the signing of the 1985 Assam Accord, was upheld by ...
In a majority verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, ...
The Supreme Court validated Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955. This section concerns citizenship under the 1985 Assam ...
Justice J B Pardiwala dissented from the Supreme Court's majority opinion in upholding Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, ...