The Joint Action Council was formed in the wake of the January 13 Supreme Court verdict that had led to a massive public outcry over the labelling of Sikkimese Nepalis as those of “foreign origin”
The Supreme Court, hearing a case about income tax exemption, observed that the state's majority community – Sikkimese Nepalis – were "persons of foreign origin". After statewide outrage, it has now agreed to amend the section.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the removal of reference to the Sikkimese-Nepalese as people of foreign origin from a judgment it passed on January 13, in connection with tax exemption in Sikkim.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to remove the remark describing Sikkimese of Nepalese origin as people of foreign origin from its judgment in Association of Old Settlers of Sikkim vs Union of India.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the removal of reference to the Sikkimese-Nepalese as "people of foreign origin" from a judgment it passed on January 13, in connection with tax exemption in Sikkim.The Ministry of Home Affairs .