The Supreme Court of India has affirmed that Section 6A of the Citizenship Act is a valid law.

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The Supreme Court of India (SCI) upheld the constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, with a majority vote of 4:1.


      - The court stated that Section 6A does not violate Articles 6 and 7 of the Constitution, which relate to citizenship rights established in 1950.

      - Section 6A specifically addresses migrants from the former East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) who entered Assam between January 1, 1966, and March 24, 1971.

     

Main Points:-   (i) The majority of the judges, including Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Yeshwant (DY) Chandrachud, and Justices Surya Kant, M.M. Sundresh, and Manoj Misra, supported Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Justice Jamshed Burjor (JB) Pardiwala disagreed with this verdict.

      (ii) The Court ruled that changes in demographics do not infringe upon cultural rights protected under Article 29(1). It emphasized that different cultures can coexist peacefully within Indian society.


About the Supreme Court of India (SCI):

Secretary General: Atul Madhukar Kurhekar
Headquarters: New Delhi
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