Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 874 · Decided 17 December 2014
Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha & ORS. v. Union of India & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 874 · [2014] 14 S.C.R. 744
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 562/2012
- Decided
- 17 December 2014
- Bench
- RANJAN GOGOI, R.F. NARIMAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 5, 6, 32, 21, 29, 14, 355
Headnote
Citizenship Act, 1955: s. 6A (as inserted by Amendment Act in 1985 to give effect to the Assam Accord dated C 15.8.1985) - Constitutional validity of- The questions as regards constitutional validity of s:6A are substantial questions as to interpretation of the Constitution - Hence, by a minimum of 5 Judges - Therefore, . the questions referred to larger Bench-' However, since s. 6A D is valid until the Constitution Bench decides the matter, in view of the facts of the case, it is necessary to issue appropriate directions to ensure that effective steps are taken to
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