Supreme Court by 4-1 majority upholds constitutional validity of Citizenship Act

In September, a five-judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud passed procedural directions in the batch of petitions challenging Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955.

In January, the apex court observed that the primary question in the case was “whether Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 suffers from any constitutional infirmity.”

The Rajiv Gandhi government signed an accord with Assam student leaders in 1985 which required amendment to Section 6 of the Citizenship Act following a prolonged agitation against illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in the state.