On the first day of the hearings pertaining to a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, the Supreme Court Constitution Bench asked the.
The Supreme Court of India has postponed the hearing of pleas challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act to November 7. The section, which was introduced in 1985 as part of the Assam Accord, sets the cut-off date for granting citizenship to Bangladeshi migrants in Assam as March 25, 1971.
As per a recent notification, a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court will commence hearing three cases of immense constitution significance. The bench will comprise CJI DY Chandrachud along with.
Coming just a day before the Election Commission's ban on creating any new administrative units in the state, the Himanta Biswa Sarma government's decision has major political significance.