Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 789 · Decided 17 October 2024
In Re : Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 1955 v.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 789 · [2024] 10 S.C.R. 961
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 274/2009
- Decided
- 17 October 2024
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, SURYA KANT, M.M. SUNDRESH, J.B. PARDIWALA, MANOJ MISRA (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Reference answered
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 6A, 6A(3), 6, 7, 9, 14, 21, 29
Headnote
Issue arose as regards the constitutional validity of s.6A of the Citizenship Act; does s.6A offend preambular values like fraternity; s.6A, if ultra vires Part II of the Constitution; does s.6A create an Art. 14; does s.6A suffer from manifest arbitrariness; does s.6A violate the rights provided to 'indigenous' communities u/Art. 29; s.6A, if ultra vires Art. 21; does s.6A violate the political rights of Indian citizens in Assam u/Art. 326; does the operation of s.6A cause
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