Supreme Court Rules on Section 6A of Citizenship Act: A Historical Perspective
2 months 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 they could apply for citizenship. The majority of the Supreme Court judges rejected the argument that Section 6A is unconstitutional on the grounds that it treats Assam differentially from the rest of the country and that it violates the principle of fraternity in the Constitution. The decision is a significant victory for the immigrant community in Assam and will hopefully pave the way for a smooth and inclusive process to finalize a National Register of Citizens for the state.

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Assam Citizenship Crisis: Supreme Court Backs 1971 Cut-off Date, Impact on NRC and CAA Implementation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Assam Citizenship Crisis: Supreme Court Backs 1971 Cut-off Date, Impact on NRC and CAA Implementation

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 07, 2024 21:26 IST - 12 MINS READ With the five-member Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. The Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha filed a petition challenging Section 6A and seeking 1951 as the cut-off year for accepting immigrants as Indian citizens; it also wanted the NRC to be updated. The State now has two cut-off …

Supreme Court Upheld Assam Accords-Based Section 6A of Citizenship Act: A Historic Ruling on Immigration and Citizenship
2 months 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 the Citizenship Act, 1955: A Historic Decision on Migration and Citizenship in Assam
2 months 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 …

SC Rejects Argument That Mere Presence of Different Ethnic Groups In A State Doesn't Violate Cultural Rights of Local Population: Supreme Court in Assam Accord Case
2 months ago

SC Rejects Argument That Mere Presence of Different Ethnic Groups In A State Doesn't Violate Cultural Rights of Local Population: Supreme Court in Assam Accord Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has dismissed the argument that conferring citizenship to migrants from Bangladesh infringes the cultural and linguistic rights of Assamese guaranteed under Article 29 of the Constitution. The Court held that mere presence of different ethnic groups in a State is not sufficient to infringe the right guaranteed by Article 29(1).

CAA: A legislation largely misunderstood?
5 months 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

Indian Citizenship Should Not Be Doubted Due To Minor Variations In Name Spellings In Electoral Rolls Or Govt Records: Supreme Court
5 months, 1 week ago

Indian Citizenship Should Not Be Doubted Due To Minor Variations In Name Spellings In Electoral Rolls Or Govt Records: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday highlighted the challenges faced by uninformed or illiterate individuals in rural areas, particularly in Assam, to prove Indian citizenship without having official documents. The court observed that variations in name spelling are common in the preparation of Electoral Rolls, and a casual entry by officials for the preparation of Electoral Roll cannot lead to the …

Parts of Modi’s Agenda Face Risk in India’s Fractured Parliament
6 months ago

Parts of Modi’s Agenda Face Risk in India’s Fractured Parliament

Live Mint  

-- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vast domestic agenda is in jeopardy after his party failed to win an outright majority in parliament for the first time in a decade, forcing it to work with a coalition of parties. Critics had feared that if the BJP had won a large majority — as many had predicted prior to the polls …

Centre begins granting citizenship under CAA in West Bengal, Haryana, Uttarakhand
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Centre begins granting citizenship under CAA in West Bengal, Haryana, Uttarakhand

Live Mint  

Centre has begun granting citizenship under the CAA in three states, the Union Home Ministry said on Wednesday. According to a ministry's statement, the CAA applicants in West Bengal, Haryana, and Uttarakhand were granted citizenship by the respective State Empowered Committee. On May 15, Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla handed the first set of citizenship certificates to the applicants …

India’s citizenship laws: Citizenship in the 21st century
6 months, 3 weeks 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
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

India’s citizenship laws: The Constituent Assembly dilemma
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s citizenship laws: The Constituent Assembly dilemma

The Hindu  

When lines are drawn and land violently cleaved apart, new questions are asked. In Mapping Citizenship in India, Anupama Roy notes these categories: - Those who were ‘found’ to be residing in India at the time of independence and automatically ‘became’ Indian citizens; - Those who, unlike the earlier category, moved across borders, a category which again had different patterns …

Perverse intent: The Hindu Editorial on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act
8 months, 2 weeks 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”, …

Uncovering the origins of CAA and its implications for India
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Uncovering the origins of CAA and its implications for India

Hindustan Times  

On March 11, the Government of India formally notified the rules implementing the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act. The notification of the CAA rules—on the eve of India’s 2024 general election—has kicked off a fresh debate over the law, its implementing provisions, and the resulting implications for the future of secularism in India The notification of the CAA rules—on the eve …

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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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, …

Fact Check Pakistan Has Not Implemented Citizenship Amendment Act For Indian Muslims
9 months, 1 week ago

Fact Check Pakistan Has Not Implemented Citizenship Amendment Act For Indian Muslims

ABP News  

Logically Facts contacted two Pakistani journalists who confirmed that the viral claim on social media is 'totally wrong' and has 'no basis.' Amid discussions around this law, a screenshot purportedly from an X post by Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has gone viral on social media. The text in the screenshot reads: “To counter Indian Govt's undemocratic and communal CAA, …

'CAA Will Ensure Only Muslims Excluded From NRC Will Face Action' : Assam Congress Leaders Approach Supreme Court
9 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

All about Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024 - The Hindu
9 months, 1 week ago

All about Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024 - The Hindu

The Hindu  

March 12, 2024 08:11 pm | Updated 08:38 pm IST On March 11th, the Central government notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024 This means that the government has formally enabled the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, that was passed by the Parliament in 2019. The legislation facilitates citizenship to undocumented people belonging to the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Christian …

After four years, CAA implemented: What changes and what doesn’t?
9 months, 1 week 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 …

CAA notified: Rules for the new citizenship law draws Opposition parties’ ire
9 months, 1 week ago

CAA notified: Rules for the new citizenship law draws Opposition parties’ ire

Hindustan Times  

After the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government won the 2019 Lok Sabha election with a thumping majority—with the Bharatiya Janata Party alone winning over 300 seats— the parliamentary business was never as usual. I am waiting to see the law.” Even as Banerjee claimed that everybody who “lives in India and Bengal is an Indian citizen”, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh …

Citizenship Amendment Act will not be implemented in most tribal areas in Northeastern states, here's why
9 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

'CAA implemented on eve of Ramzan': After the govt notifies CAA, journalists; politicians and Islamist activate new anti-Modi toolkit to incite violence
9 months, 1 week ago

'CAA implemented on eve of Ramzan': After the govt notifies CAA, journalists; politicians and Islamist activate new anti-Modi toolkit to incite violence

Op India  

On Monday, March 11, the Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially notified the Citizenship Amendment Act, which will grant Indian nationality to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian migrants, who had come to India before 2015 after facing persecution on the ground of religion in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. As soon as the Union Home Ministry officially …

Central government implements Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)
9 months, 1 week 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 …

Finally, Centre walks the talk, notifies rules for implementation of CAA ahead of Lok Sabha polls
9 months, 1 week ago

Finally, Centre walks the talk, notifies rules for implementation of CAA ahead of Lok Sabha polls

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday notified the rules for implementation of the controversial Citizenship Act 2019. This will now pave the way for granting Indian citizenship to undocumented migrants from minority communities in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, according to the notification. Union Home Minister Amit Shah in a post on ‘X’ said, “These rules will now enable minorities persecuted …

What is Citizen Amendment Act?
9 months, 1 week 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...'
11 months, 2 weeks 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 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 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 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 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 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 …

Supreme Court hearing on Assam Accord LIVE updates
1 year ago

Supreme Court hearing on Assam Accord LIVE updates

The Hindu  

While pointing out that even today several North-East States are affected by insurgency, Chief Justice of India D.Y. It 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 …

How did benefits given to migrants impact Assamese identity: SC
1 year 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, 1 month 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, 10 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 …

SC to start hearing on constitutional validity of Sec 6A of Citizenship Act
1 year, 11 months ago

SC to start hearing on constitutional validity of Sec 6A of Citizenship Act

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court will begin hearing on the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act of 1955 next month, the top court said on Tuesday, even as the Centre said accompanying issues pertaining to the challenge to National Register of Citizens and setting up of foreigner tribunals in Assam should be separated, and taken up at a later …

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
1 year, 11 months 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 …

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