Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 287 · Decided 12 July 2005
Sarbananda Sonowal v. Union of India and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 287 · [2005] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 472
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 131/2000
- Decided
- 12 July 2005
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI, G.P. MATHUR, P.K. BALASUBRAMANYAN (3-judge bench)
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 106; Constitution Article 14, 355
Headnote
Jllegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1_983: C Jllegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Rules, 1984: Constitution of India, 1950-Articles 14 and 355: Act and Rules made applicable only to the State of Assam with overriding effect over Foreigners Act-For the purpose of effective of the Country Foreigners Act and Rules thereunder applicable-Constitutional validity pf the Act and the Rules challenged-Held: the Act and the Rules are ultra vires the Constitution-Procedure under Foreigners Act was far more effective in detection and deportation of illegal migrants than the
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