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SC Order Paves Way For Deportation Of Bangladeshi Migrants Who Entered India After 1971

NEW DELHI: In a significant judgement, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act which grants Indian citizenship to immigrants from Bangladesh who entered Assam before March 25, 1971. Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud and Justices Surya Kant, M M Sundresh, and Manoj Misra…

Supreme Court Upholds Section 6A of Citizenship Act: Big Ruling On Assam Immigrants Before 1971

DainikNews Live Admin1 year ago05 mins

On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955—which grants citizenship to immigrants who entered Assam before January 1, 1966—is constitutional. In its judgment, the court stated, “We have affirmed the Parliament’s authority to legislate on this matter. Section 6A does not conflict with Section 9 of the Citizenship Act.”…