Citizenship Amendment Act: Sarbananda Sonowal risks political apocalypse by ignoring Assamese sub-nationalism
5 years ago

Citizenship Amendment Act: Sarbananda Sonowal risks political apocalypse by ignoring Assamese sub-nationalism

Firstpost  

Today Sarbananda Sonowal is a karyakarta of the BJP, a kindergarten student in the school of Hindutva, an enthusiastic apologist for the Citizenship Amendment Act but he is no longer an Assamese. The ruthless clampdown of the Assam government on the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act that started off peacefully in a democratic manner has only managed to outrage the people even more. Booster dose of IMDT Act Born to Jibeswar Sonowal and Dineswari Sonowal on 31 October 1961 at Molokgaon in Assam’s Dibrugarh district, the 58-year-old is a product of the Assamese sub-nationalism. The Citizenship Amendment Act says: “Provided that any person belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian community from Afghanistan, Bangladesh or Pakistan, who entered into India on or before the 31st day of December, 2014 and who has been exempted by the Central Government by or under clause of sub-section of section 3 of the Passport Act, 1920 or from the application of the provisions of the Foreigners Act, 1946 or any rule or order made thereunder, shall not be treated as illegal migrant for the purposes of this Act.” Lonely at the top It’s usually lonely at the top.

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Supreme Court Cites CAA While Granting Relief To Person Who Migrated From East Pakistan In 1969
1 month ago

Supreme Court Cites CAA While Granting Relief To Person Who Migrated From East Pakistan In 1969

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently cited the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019 while allowing the citizenship claim of an individual who migrated from East Pakistan to India in 1969.The bench comprising Justice J.K. Maheshwari and Justice R. Mahadevan referred to the proviso added to Section 2 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 by the 2019 Amendment to state that. The Supreme Court …

Supreme Court Upheld Assam Accords-Based Section 6A of Citizenship Act: A Historic Ruling on Immigration and Citizenship
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Upheld Assam Accords-Based Section 6A of Citizenship Act: A Historic Ruling on Immigration and Citizenship

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (1955 Act). Section 6A allows migrants who entered India before March 25, 1971, to obtain Indian citizenship on the basis of their entry date rather than their place of origin. The court found that the provision does not violate the equality clause under Article …

Supreme Court Rules on Section 6A of Citizenship Act: A Historical Perspective
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Rules on Section 6A of Citizenship Act: A Historical Perspective

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India has upheld Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1985, which granted deemed citizenship to those who entered Assam from areas in erstwhile East Pakistan before 1966. However, the provision was struck down because it created a system of registration for immigrants from 1971 to 1976, who had to be declared foreigners by a tribunal before …

Supreme Court Rules on Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955: A Historic Decision on Migration and Citizenship in Assam
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Rules on Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955: A Historic Decision on Migration and Citizenship in Assam

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court has ruled in a 4-1 decision on Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which allows people who came to Assam on or after January 1, 1966, and before March 25, 1971, and residing in the state to register as Indian citizens after a hiatus of 10 years. The majority view has found the provision to be …

CAA: A legislation largely misunderstood?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

CAA: A legislation largely misunderstood?

New Indian Express  

The Citizenship Act of 1955, which was designed for the purpose of acquisition and determination of Indian citizenship, traces its origins to the constitutional provisions of our country. Now with the CAA 2019, migrants belonging to the above-mentioned category have only a waiting period of up to five years, and the categories of persons not mentioned in the amendment law …

Don’t refer people covered by CAA to foreigners’ tribunals: Assam govt to cops
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Don’t refer people covered by CAA to foreigners’ tribunals: Assam govt to cops

Hindustan Times  

GUWAHATI: The Assam government has told the state police to stop initiating proceedings against persecuted minorities belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who entered the country before December 31, 2014, and are entitled to Indian citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act operationalised on March 11 this year. The border police has …

Only eight applied for citizenship under CAA in Assam: CM Himanta
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Only eight applied for citizenship under CAA in Assam: CM Himanta

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Four months elapsed since the Centre notified the rules for the implementation of contentious Citizenship Act but only eight persons applied for citizenship in Assam under this amended law. People from six non-Muslim communities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, who entered India till December 31, 2014, can apply for citizenship under CAA. “People who came to India before 2015 …

Northeastern View | How Assam’s citizenship deprivation regime abets unjust forced deportations
7 months, 1 week ago

Northeastern View | How Assam’s citizenship deprivation regime abets unjust forced deportations

Hindustan Times  

On May 16, the Supreme Court of India asked the central government to take “immediate steps” to deport 17 people declared foreigners by Assam’s Foreigners Tribunals and are currently lodged in a foreigner detention centre – officially known as a ‘Transit Camp’ – in the state’s Goalpara district. Disenfranchisement in numbers In Assam, the quasi-judicial FT regime, by virtue of …

India’s citizenship laws: Citizenship in the 21st century
7 months, 1 week ago

India’s citizenship laws: Citizenship in the 21st century

The Hindu  

India’s tryst with the citizenship question has continued over decades. Citizenship Amendment Act: selected amendments In the Citizenship Act, 1955, in section 2, in sub-section, in clause, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:— “Provided that any person belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian community from Afghanistan, Bangladesh or Pakistan, who entered into India on or before …

India’s citizenship laws: The path to the Assam Accords
7 months, 1 week ago

India’s citizenship laws: The path to the Assam Accords

The Hindu  

It took India as many as eight years to formulate and enact its first Citizenship Act, 1955. The root of the citizens versus outsiders’ movement can be traced to this one neglected remark by Rohini Kumar Chaudhuri in the Constituent Assembly debates in 1949: “Already I have been to Cachar and I have seen in that district, from which crossing …

Perverse intent: The Hindu Editorial on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act
9 months ago

Perverse intent: The Hindu Editorial on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act

The Hindu  

Offering citizenship to migrants who have fled their countries of origin because of persecution and have stayed a sufficient time in their adopted country, is a humane endeavour by any nation-state and should be generally welcomed. But by limiting this measure only to migrants from an arbitrary group of neighbouring nations and to narrow the definition only to “religious persecution”, …

A Move in The Right Direction: CAA Is against Persecutors, Not Muslims - News18
9 months, 1 week ago

A Move in The Right Direction: CAA Is against Persecutors, Not Muslims - News18

News 18  

The Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 was given wings by the Government of India by notifying the Citizenship Rules 2024, on 12 March 2024. A large number of minority people, who had over the period entered India due to disturbances/religious persecutions in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh, had been living in this country for the past many years devoid of basic rights. …

Citizenship Act Prevails Over Passport Manual: Delhi High Court
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Citizenship Act Prevails Over Passport Manual: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has said that the Citizenship Act, 1955, prevails over the Passport Manual of 2020, observing that a subordinate legislation cannot override the parent legislation.Justice Subramaniam Prasad allowed the plea moved by two minor children against the authorities' decision to cancel their Indian passports and not reissuing the same.The parents of the children were Indian. The Delhi …

Notifying CAA Rules after five years is a give-away that Union is in no hurry to implement the law: Kerala in SC
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Notifying CAA Rules after five years is a give-away that Union is in no hurry to implement the law: Kerala in SC

The Hindu  

The State of Kerala has moved an application in the Supreme Court seeking an injunction against the implementation of the Citizenship Act, 2019 and the Citizenship Rules, 2024. “The fact that the defendant itself has no urgency in the implementation of the 2019 Act is a sufficient cause for staying the 2024 Rules,” the State, which had earlier filed an …

'Union Itself Aware That There's No Urgency To Enforce CAA' : Kerala Moves Supreme Court For Stay Of Citizenship Amendment Act
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Union Itself Aware That There's No Urgency To Enforce CAA' : Kerala Moves Supreme Court For Stay Of Citizenship Amendment Act

Live Law  

The State of Kerala has approached the Supreme Court seeking an interim injunction restraining the Union from implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and its recently notified Rules. The Centre notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules to enforce the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, which is the subject of numerous ongoing litigations. To provide a brief background, the contentious Citizenship Amendment …

Asaduddin Owaisi knocks Supreme Court’s door to ‘stay’ implementation of CAA
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Asaduddin Owaisi knocks Supreme Court’s door to ‘stay’ implementation of CAA

Live Mint  

Lok Sabha MP and AIMIM chief, Asaduddin Owaisi said on Saturday approached the Supreme Court seeking to stay the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and the Rules, 2024. As reported by ANI, Owaisi said, “No applications seeking grant of citizenship status be entertained or processed by the government under Section 6B of the Citizenship Act,1955 Act, 2019) during …

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi moves Supreme Court over implementation of CAA
9 months, 3 weeks ago

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi moves Supreme Court over implementation of CAA

India TV News  

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday approached the Supreme Court seeking to stay the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and the Rules, 2024. The Centre on March 11 implemented the Citizenship Act, 2019, notifying the rules four years after the contentious law was passed by Parliament to fast-track citizenship for undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan …

Citizenship Amendment Act: Constitutional Perspectives and Controversies
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Citizenship Amendment Act: Constitutional Perspectives and Controversies

News 18  

The Narendra Modi government on March 11 notified the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act. Article 14 states that “the State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.” It essentially means that any action taken by the state that discriminates between individuals is considered void, …

'CAA Will Ensure Only Muslims Excluded From NRC Will Face Action' : Assam Congress Leaders Approach Supreme Court
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'CAA Will Ensure Only Muslims Excluded From NRC Will Face Action' : Assam Congress Leaders Approach Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Leader of Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Mr. Debabrata Saika, and Congress MP from Assam, Mr. Abdul Khaleque, have filed an interim application in the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Rules 2024 notified on March 11. Yesterday, the All Assam Students Union filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking the …

CAA implemented in India: Myths and realities linked with Citizenship Amendment Act
9 months, 4 weeks ago

CAA implemented in India: Myths and realities linked with Citizenship Amendment Act

India TV News  

The rules for implementation of the contentious Citizenship Act 2019 were notified on March 11, four years after being passed, thus paving the way for granting citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, according to officials. Stoutly defending CAA-2019 in the face of fresh opposition criticism, Shah accused AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and …

MHA Answers Queries on Citizenship Act, Says 'It Has Nothing to Do With NRC' - News18
9 months, 4 weeks ago

MHA Answers Queries on Citizenship Act, Says 'It Has Nothing to Do With NRC' - News18

News 18  

The Narendra Modi government on Monday notified the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act, almost four years after the citizenship law was passed by Parliament in 2019. Follow CAA LIVE Updates here Following the Centre’s official notification, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday released a comprehensive guide busting misleading information on the Citizenship Amendment Act circulating on social media. …

What is the Citizenship Amendment Act in India and why is it controversial?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

What is the Citizenship Amendment Act in India and why is it controversial?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India has implemented a controversial …

After four years, CAA implemented: What changes and what doesn’t?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

After four years, CAA implemented: What changes and what doesn’t?

Firstpost  

Four years after it was passed in Parliament, the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 has been notified. The Centre has clarified that the CAA doesn’t change anything for existing Indian citizens People celebrate after the central government notified the rules for implementation of the Citizenship Act, 2019, in Bhopal on Monday. The CAA rules also provide separate application for people belonging …

Citizenship Amendment Act will not be implemented in most tribal areas in Northeastern states, here's why
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Citizenship Amendment Act will not be implemented in most tribal areas in Northeastern states, here's why

India TV News  

Citizenship Amendment Act: The Citizenship Act, 2019, which came into effect on Monday, will not be implemented in most tribal areas across Northeastern states, including those designated with special status under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution. "The tribal areas, where autonomous councils were created under the 6th Schedule of the Constitution, were also exempted from the purview of the …

Why is India’s Citizenship Amendment Act so controversial?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Why is India’s Citizenship Amendment Act so controversial?

Al Jazeera  

The law, which comes into force on the eve of elections, creates India’s first religion-based citizenship test, discriminating against Muslims and some other refugees. The Indian government on Monday announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, a law that was passed by parliament in 2019 but was not enforced until now. Before the CAA, any foreign national seeking Indian …

'Will resign even if...': CM Himanta on NRC in Assam amid protests over implementation of CAA
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'Will resign even if...': CM Himanta on NRC in Assam amid protests over implementation of CAA

India TV News  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday once again supported the National Register of Citizens, saying he will be the first to resign even if one person, who has not applied for the NRC in the state, gets citizenship. ''I am a son of Assam and if a single person who has not applied for NRC in the state …

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules explained: Check eligibility, procedure, language clause details
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules explained: Check eligibility, procedure, language clause details

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Central government on Monday notified the rules for the Citizenship Act, 2019, paving the way for the implementation of the law. "The application from a person for grant of citizenship by naturalisation fulfilling the qualifications for naturalisation under the provisions of the Third Schedule, is submitted in Form VIIIA which includes – an affidavit verifying the correctness …

India notifies citizenship law for minority refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
9 months, 4 weeks ago

India notifies citizenship law for minority refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan

Firstpost  

The CAA was passed in December 2019 and subsequently got the president’s assent but there were protests in several parts of the country against it The Prime Minister Modi-led BJP government on Monday notified the Citizenship Amendment Act rules. The Ministry of Home Affairs in a statement on X, formerly Twitter, said, “Ministry of Home Affairs will be notifying today, …

Central government implements Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Central government implements Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The ministry of home affairs has notified the Citizenship Amendment Act's rules today, paving the way for the law's implementation across the country. I want to thank PM Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah for providing assistance to our brothers who have come from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.They will now get citizenship". "Union Home Minister Amit Shah had …

What is Citizen Amendment Act?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

What is Citizen Amendment Act?

India Today  

The much-debated Citizenship Act, ratified in 2019, has recently seen its regulations officially unveiled, just as the country gears up for upcoming elections. Specifically, an immigrant must have resided in India for at least one year in the preceding 12 months and a cumulative total of at least five years within the past 14 years. This exemption extends to specific …

Asaduddin Owaisi reacts to CAA rules report, says 'grave injustice, especially to Muslims...'
1 year ago

Asaduddin Owaisi reacts to CAA rules report, says 'grave injustice, especially to Muslims...'

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Reacting to a report saying the Citizenship Act's rules would be notified before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, AIMIM chief Asadduddin Owaisi said on Wednesday that it will be a grave injustice to the marginalised communities, especially Muslims. CPI general secretary Sitaram Yechury claimed the Centre was attempting to foment communal polarization ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. …

Assam Accord : Supreme Court Reserves Judgement On Pleas Challenging Constitutional Validity Of Section 6A Of Citizenship Act
1 year ago

Assam Accord : Supreme Court Reserves Judgement On Pleas Challenging Constitutional Validity Of Section 6A Of Citizenship Act

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court reserved its judgement in the batch of petitions challenging Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955 today. Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955 allows foreign migrants of Indian origin, who came to Assam after the 1st January, 1966 but before the 25th March, 1971, to seek Indian citizenship. During the proceedings, Solicitor …

Citizenship Act hearing LIVE updates Day 4 | Accurate data on illegal immigrants not possible, Centre tells SC
1 year ago

Citizenship Act hearing LIVE updates Day 4 | Accurate data on illegal immigrants not possible, Centre tells SC

The Hindu  

A Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Section 6A is a special provision inserted into the 1955 Act in furtherance of a Memorandum of Settlement called the ‘Assam Accord’ signed on August 15, 1985, by the then Rajiv Gandhi Government with the leaders of the Assam Movement to preserve and protect the Assamese culture, heritage, linguistic and …

Inflow Of Illegal Migrants To Assam And North-Eastern States
1 year, 1 month ago

Inflow Of Illegal Migrants To Assam And North-Eastern States

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Union Government to furnish data on the inflow of illegal migrants to Assam and North-Eastern states after March 25, 1971.The Court also directed the Centre to inform the steps taken by the Government at an administrative level to deal with illegal immigration into the North Eastern states particularly Assam. The Supreme Court on …

Citizenship Act hearing | SC asks Govt. for data on illegal migration in North-East States after 1971, steps taken to combat it
1 year, 1 month ago

Citizenship Act hearing | SC asks Govt. for data on illegal migration in North-East States after 1971, steps taken to combat it

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Union Government to furnish data on the number of immigrants who were conferred Indian citizenship through Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. During the proceedings, the Chief Justice also asked why ‘Assam was singled out’ in the application of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act when West Bengal shares a larger border …

Supreme Court asks Centre to provide data on grant of Indian citizenship to Bangladeshi immigrants in Assam
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court asks Centre to provide data on grant of Indian citizenship to Bangladeshi immigrants in Assam

India TV News  

The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to provide data on the number of Bangladeshi immigrants granted Indian citizenship in Assam between January 1, 1966 and March 25, 1971. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, which is hearing as many as 17 petitions to examine the constitutional validity of section 6A of the Citizenship Act relating …

Assam Accord | Government Has To Be Given Leeway To Make Compromises For Nation's Well Being, Says Supreme Court [Day 2 Hearing]
1 year, 1 month ago

Assam Accord | Government Has To Be Given Leeway To Make Compromises For Nation's Well Being, Says Supreme Court [Day 2 Hearing]

Live Law  

While hearing petitions challenging Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955, the Supreme Court on Wednesday orally remarked that certain political compromises made by the government of the day for the overall welfare of the nation cannot be always judged on the basis of hindsight wisdom, as the Government has to be given the leeway to deal the expedient problems …

Citizenship Act hearing | Government needs latitude to make peace, says CJI
1 year, 1 month ago

Citizenship Act hearing | Government needs latitude to make peace, says CJI

The Hindu  

Noting that the government should be given leeway if a ‘compromise’ is necessary to save the nation, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said the Assam Accord of 1985 and the new citizenship regime which followed in its wake might have been an “adjustment” reached by the Rajiv Gandhi government to calm the waves of violent anti-immigrant protests that rolled …

How did benefits given to migrants impact Assamese identity: SC
1 year, 1 month ago

How did benefits given to migrants impact Assamese identity: SC

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India D.Y. No evidence “There is no material to indicate that the impact of granting certain benefits to people who came in between 1966 and 1971 was so great that the demographics or the cultural identity of the State was affected by the inflow in those five years,” Chief Justice Chandrachud told senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing …

Assam illegal immigrants | Supreme Court postpones hearing on challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act to December 5
1 year, 2 months ago

Assam illegal immigrants | Supreme Court postpones hearing on challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act to December 5

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned a scheduled Constitution Bench hearing on a series of petitions challenging the constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, to December 5. Section 6A was a special provision inserted into the 1955 Act in furtherance of a Memorandum of Settlement called the ‘Assam Accord’ signed on August 15, 1985 by the then …

Assam NRC | Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Section 6A Citizenship Act From October 17
1 year, 3 months ago

Assam NRC | Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Section 6A Citizenship Act From October 17

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today decided that it will commence hearing the batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 from October 17, 2023. It may be recalled that on January 10, the Supreme Court had framed the preliminary issue in the matter as - "Whether Section 6A of the Citizenship Act suffers from …

‘She Is For All Practical Purposes A Stateless Person’: Madras HC Directs Centre To Consider Issuing Indian Passport To Sri Lankan Refugees’ Daughter
1 year, 11 months ago

‘She Is For All Practical Purposes A Stateless Person’: Madras HC Directs Centre To Consider Issuing Indian Passport To Sri Lankan Refugees’ Daughter

Live Law  

The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Monday directed the Central Government to consider issuing a passport to a woman, whose parents had escaped to India to save themselves from persecution.Justice G. R. Swaminathan, noting that the process of applying for Indian Citizenship by naturalization under Section 6 of the Citizenship Act may not afford immediate relief, permitted the …

Constitution Bench to take up Section 6A of Citizenship Act for preliminary determination
1 year, 11 months ago

Constitution Bench to take up Section 6A of Citizenship Act for preliminary determination

The Hindu  

A Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Tuesday said it will first take up for preliminary determination whether Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 suffers from any “constitutional infirmity”. Section 6A was a special provision inserted into the 1955 Act in furtherance of a Memorandum of Settlement called the ‘Assam Accord’ signed on August …

Assam Accord : Supreme Court To Decide Constitutionality Of Section 6A Of Citizenship Act As Preliminary Issue
1 year, 11 months ago

Assam Accord : Supreme Court To Decide Constitutionality Of Section 6A Of Citizenship Act As Preliminary Issue

Live Law  

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, on Tuesday, framed the preliminary issue in the matter concerning the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act inserted by way of an amendment in 1985 in furtherance of the Assam Accord. The bench noted that the issue - "Whether Section 6A of the Citizenship Act suffers from any constitutional infirmity?" …

Supreme Court to examine constitutional validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act
2 years ago

Supreme Court to examine constitutional validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would examine the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act relating to illegal immigrants in Assam and commence the hearing on pleas after concluding the cases arising out of the division in the Shiv Sena. Section 6A in the Citizenship Act was inserted as a special provision to deal with the …

Constitution Bench lists Assam Accord citizenship case on January 10
2 years ago

Constitution Bench lists Assam Accord citizenship case on January 10

The Hindu  

A Constitution Bench on Tuesday listed for January 10, 2023 a series of long-pending petitions challenging Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 which allows citizenship to illegal immigrants, mostly from neighbouring Bangladesh, who entered Assam before March 1971. These petitions had been lying dormant while the court had gone ahead and monitored the publication of the final Assam NRC …

Explained: How India grants citizenship to minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained: How India grants citizenship to minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan

Firstpost  

Matters related to citizenship are handled by the Centre but it can delegate powers to state officials. Now the Ministry of Home Affairs has empowered two districts in Gujarat to give citizenship to minority communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan under the Citizenship Act, 1955 The Centre will continue to grant citizenship to six minority communities – Hindu, Sikh, Parsi, …

CAA Does Not Violate Assam Accord & Cultural Rights Of People In North-East : Centre Tells Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

CAA Does Not Violate Assam Accord & Cultural Rights Of People In North-East : Centre Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Central Government has told the Supreme Court that the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 does not violate the cultural rights of the indigenous people in Assam and North Eastern States.In an additional counter-affidavit filed in the Supreme Court specifically addressing issues raised in relation to North-Eastern states, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that "there is no provision in CAA. …

Over 30,000 Illegal Foreigners Deported Till 31 August Based on Assam Accord
2 years, 3 months ago

Over 30,000 Illegal Foreigners Deported Till 31 August Based on Assam Accord

The Quint  

According to the Assam Accord signed on 15 August 1985, anyone entering the state on or after 25 March 1971 will be deemed a foreigner and will be deported from the state. Clause 6 of the Assam Accord guarantees "Constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards, as may be appropriate, shall be provided to protect, preserve and promote the cultural, social, linguistic …

Assam Accord : Supreme Court CB To Set Hearing Schedule In Challenge Against Section 6A Citizenship Act On 1st November
2 years, 4 months ago

Assam Accord : Supreme Court CB To Set Hearing Schedule In Challenge Against Section 6A Citizenship Act On 1st November

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday,posted the hearing of the pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act inserted by way of an amendment in 1985 in furtherance of the Assam Accord on 1st November, 2022.The bench will set out directions for scheduling the hearing dates on November 1.Senior Advocate, Ms. Indira Jaising had apprised the Constitution. …

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