Section 6A originates from the “Assam Accord”, a political settlement signed on August 15, 1985, between the Rajiv Gandhi-led Congress government and Assam’s student groups, following a six ...

Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that Detailed Project Report (DPR) on the Gohpur-Numaligarh tunnel project is nearing completion. Assam's first underwater tunnel to be ...

Last week, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark verdict upholding the constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which granted citizenship to immigrants who entered Assam before ...

In the 1980s, amidst the backdrop of growing unrest and fear of losing its cultural identity, Assam witnessed a powerful movement that shaped its future. The fight for sovereignty and the protection ...

A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday (October 17) upheld by a 4-1 majority the unique process for granting citizenship to migrants who entered Assam until March 24, 1971.

What does Section 6A stipulate? Section 6A is a special provision inserted into the 1955 Act in furtherance of a Memorandum of Settlement called the “Assam Accord” signed on August 15 ...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act which grants Indian citizenship to immigrants who came to Assam between January 1 ...

The court states the law addresses Assam's unique issue of large-scale illegal immigration and acknowledges past sympathetic views toward Bangladeshis due to historical atrocities. Reading out the ...

The provision granted citizenship to ‘foreigners’ who entered Assam before March 24, 1971. Here’s why it was challenged read more Villagers wait outside the National Register of Citizens (NRC) centre ...

This means that a person who has been living in Assam between the fixed dates will be allowed to apply for Indian citizenship as per the section. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud with four others gave ...

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has upheld the Constitutional validity of a citizenship rule hat recognised the Assam Accord and granted citizenship to the Bangladeshi immigrants who ...

In a majority verdict, the Supreme Court upheld the validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act, which recognized the Assam Accord. Pronouncing the verdict, Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud observed the ...