SC reserves order on plea challenging validity of Citizenship Act Section
The Supreme Court of India reserved its order on petitions challenging the constitutional validation of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India reserved its order on petitions challenging the constitutional validation of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act on Tuesday. The Section 6A of the Citizenship Act is related to the grant of Indian citizenship to illegal immigrants in Assam.
The order was reserved a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud. The bench also included Justice Surya Kant, Justice MM Sundresh, Justive JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra. The Chief justice heard the submission of Attornet General R Venkataramani, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, senior advocates Shyam Divan, Kapil Sibal and other for four days before reserving the order today.
The bench reserved order on 17 petitions questioning the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act.
The provision states, “Those who came to Assam on or after January 1, 1966 but before March 25, 1971 from specified territories, including Bangladesh, in accordance with the Citizenship Act amended in 1985, and since then are residents of the northeastern state, must register themselves under Section 18 for acquiring Citizenship of India.”
The provision keeps March 25, 1971 as the cut-off date for granting citizenship to migrants, particularly those from Bangladesh.
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