Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 954 · Decided 5 December 2006
Sarbananda Sonowal v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 954 · [2006] SUPP. 10 S.C.R. 167
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 117/2006
- Decided
- 5 December 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, P.K. BALASUBRAMANYAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14, 21an, 355
Headnote
B Constitution of India-Articles 14, 21and355-Foreigners Act, 1946- Citizenship Act, 1955-Jllegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983 & Rules of 1984-Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964-Foreigners C (Tribunal) Amendment Order, 2006-Supreme Court earlier struck down 1983 Act as under 1964 Order-2006 Amendment Order introduced to amend 1964 Order making it inapplicable to State of Assam-Writ Petitions challenging the validity of the 2006 Amendment Order before Supreme Court-Central Government justifying the amendment D contending that all complaints now would be
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