The Supreme Court will hear petitions challenging the constitutionality of a provision that allows migrants from East Pakistan to register as Indian citizens. The provision in question is Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which was inserted in 1985 based on the Assam Accord. The provision allows migrants who entered Assam between 1966 and 1971 to register as citizens. The petitions argue that the provision violates various constitutional rights and discriminate against Assam. The court has asked for digital records and arguments to be submitted by October 10, ahead of the hearing on October 17. | Latest News India
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition challenging the renaming of the city of Aurangabad to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar stating that the matter had been seized of by the High.
prioritized age groups above 45 years of age as arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution.
In view of the surge in Covid-19 cases, it has been contended that vaccinations should be allowed for all age groups, especially to persons with co-morbidities such as respiratory illnesses and terminal illness.
The plea reads, with the daily rise in cases being that of approximately 1.31 lakh new cases on 09.04.2021 itself, presenting the country with an evident and ever-increasing need to allow vaccination for COVID-19 to all age groups and especially to all persons with co-morbidities such as respiratory illnesses and terminal illness, who, despite being vulnerable to COVID-19, have not been given the option to be protected by the vaccine.
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