In a majority verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act which granted Indian citizenship to immigrants who came to Assam between January 1,

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has upheld the Constitutional validity of a citizenship rule hat recognised the Assam Accord and granted citizenship to the Bangladeshi immigrants who came to Assam before 1971.

SC's majority verdict upholding Section 6A of The Citizenship Act has importance not just for Assam, where politics has long been shaped by issues of migration and demography, but also for wider issues of citizenship.

In a 4:1 verdict, India's Supreme Court upholds Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, validating its constitutional status. The law pertains to citizens from the Assam Accord era. The decision underscores the need for better policies against illegal migration,

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld by a majority of 4:1 the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, which was incorporated in furtherance to the August 15, 1985, Assam accord to grant citizenship to immigrants from Bangladesh who crossed into India between January 1,

The court’s refusal to recognise 1951 as the cut-off year for citizenship in Assam may rob Himanta Biswa Sarma of a key element of his “cocktail of Hindutva and Assamese identity politics”, say Congress insiders.

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act which grants Indian citizenship to im.

While upholding the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955, which recognized the Assam Accord, the majority judgment authored by Chief Justice of India D.Y.

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