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22Oct

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Culture and society: The Hindu Editorial on upholding Section 6A of the Citizenship Act

In upholding Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, a provision introduced in 1985 to give effect to the core feature of the Assam Accord, the Supreme Court of India has helped preserve the existing legal regime for determining citizenship and identification of foreigners in Assam. Striking it down would have had the undesirable consequence of turning the clock back on the process laid down in statutory provisions and rules for the purpose. In its 4:1 decision, the Court has rightly seen the provision in the light of historical developments. While on one hand, Section 6A conferred deemed citizenship on all those who entered Assam from areas in erstwhile East Pakistan before January 1, 1966, it created, on the other, a system of registration for those who immigrated from that day to March 25, 1...

17Oct

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‘Principle Is To Live & Let Live’: Supreme Court Upholds Validity Of Section 6A Citizenship Act

A 5-judge Constitution Bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud, Justices Surya Kant, MM Sundresh, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra pronounced the verdict. The Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud while pronouncing the verdict said that there are three opinions and Justice JB Pardiwala has dissented, while Justice Suryakant has written for himself and others. The CJI has written his opinion. CJI Chandrachud while holding that the cut off date of March 25,1971 was correct to grant the citizenship to migrants from Bangladesh said that the migration from east Pakistan into Assam was greater than total migration to India post independence and thus it satisfies the condition of rationale yardstick. "Section 6A is neither under inclusive nor over inclusive," CJI opined. He further added that the As...

18Sep

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Himanta raising Assam Accord to divert attention from family graft: Congress

Leader of the Opposition in Assam Assembly Debabrata Saikia | Photo Credit: The Hindu Opposition Congress on Wednesday (September 18, 2024) slammed the BJP-led Assam government, claiming that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has raised the issue of Assam Accord implementation to divert public attention from alleged corruption by his family.Addressing a joint press conference, Leader of the Opposition Debabrata Saikia and Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah said the state government's assertion to implement 57 recommendations of the Justice Biplab Kumar Sarma Committee on Assam Accord has no basis as only the Centre can execute the same."CM Himanta Biswa Sarma wants to confuse people of Assam to sail through the 2026 assembly polls. Corruption by his family is a big issue in peopl...

5Sep

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Sarma govt to implement 85% recommendations of Assam Accord panel under indigenous rights clause

Guwahati: The Assam government has decided to fulfil “85 percent of recommendations” of the high-powered committee appointed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to implement Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, 1985, in the state by 15 April next year. The decision comes amid a renewed movement in Upper Assam since last month to ensure the protection of the rights of indigenous communities against the “aggression” of the non-indigenous people. Most clauses of the Assam Accord have been implemented, but successive governments have failed to implement Clause 6, which would provide indigenous Assamese people “constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards”. Five years ago, the issue had become a flashpoint during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in the state. ...