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Assam illegal immigrants: Supreme Court adjourns to December 5 hearing on validity of Citizenship Act's Section 6A

IndiaTimes Monday, 6 November 2023
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will commence hearing on December 5 to examine the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act relating to illegal immigrants in Assam. Section 6A in the Citizenship Act was inserted as a special provision to deal with the citizenship of people covered by the Assam Accord. The said provision fixes March 25, 1971 as the cut-off date for granting citizenship to the Bangladeshi migrants in Assam.
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