Kapil Sibal hails Supreme court ruling on Section 6A of Citizenship Act
12 hours ago · Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Friday hailed the Supreme Court upholding the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, saying it is a message to all that "live and let live" and conserve the culture of a multicultural and plural nation that India is.
Supreme Court upholds Section 6A of Citizenship Act as valid law
1 day ago · A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court, in a majority judgment of 4:1 ratio, on Thursday upheld the constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which permits immigrants from ...
SC upholds Section 6A of Citizenship Act: what is the provision, …
1 day ago · What does Section 6A of the Citizenship Act provide? A key element of the Assam Accord was determining who is a foreigner in the state. Clause 5 of the Assam Accord states that January 1, 1966 shall serve as the base cut-off date for the detection and deletion of “foreigners” but it also contains provisions for the regularisation …
SC verdict on Section 6A shifts citizenship debate to a broader …
16 hours ago · Section 6A was contested on the grounds that it violates constitutional provisions on citizenship and goes against the Right to Equality by setting a different yardstick for Assam compared to the rest of the country. The petitioners had also alleged that by allowing migration, the clause hurts the ability of Assam’s “indigenous communities ...
Explained: Section 6A of Citizenship Act, amendments, …
1 day ago · Earlier, the Supreme Court had instructed the Central Government to provide information concerning the number of immigrants granted citizenship under Section 6A(2) of the Citizenship Act, as well ...
SC upholds validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act
1 day ago · Added to the Citizenship Act in 1985 as a special provision to deal with citizenship of people covered under the Assam Accord, Section 6A granted citizenship to all immigrants who entered the ...
SC in majority verdict upholds validity of section 6A of Citizenship ...
1 day ago · In a majority verdict, the Supreme Court upheld the validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act, which recognized the Assam Accord. Pronouncing the verdict, Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud observed the section cannot be held unconstitutional just because it does not prescribe a registration procedure for citizenship.
Challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act, Supreme Court set to ...
1 day ago · A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will Thursday pronounce its verdict on whether Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 — which granted citizenship to immigrants who entered Assam before January 1, 1966 — is constitutional. The provision was added to the statute in 1985 ...
Political parties, students’ body hail Supreme Court verdict on Section …
21 hours ago · Political parties across the spectrum on Thursday (October 17, 2024) welcomed the Supreme Court judgment on Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, inserted into the Act as a special provision to deal ...
Supreme Court Upholds Validity Of S.6A Of Citizenship Act
1 day ago · Listen to this Article. The Supreme Court today (October 17) upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955, which recognized the Assam Accord, by 4:1 majority. The 5 ...
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