Supreme Court judgement upholds Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955: Its significance & implications on the issue of illegal immigration & on NRC
🚨 NRC gets legal backing
|| Deportation of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants can now be implemented without any legal hurdle in Assam ||
How? Let's analyse:
➡️ The Supreme Court of India recently upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which was introduced to implement the Assam Accord of 1985.
Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, deals with the issue of granting Indian citizenship to migrants who entered Assam from erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) before March 25, 1971.
1. Significance of d Judgement:
i) Historical Context: The Assam Accord was signed by Govt of India (in 1985) to address the concerns of the Assamese people regarding large-scale undocumented migration from Bangladesh.
Supreme Court in its judgement upholds that Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, was a legislative manifestation of this accord.
ii) Legal implications: By upholding Section 6A, the Supreme Court has reinforced the 'legality' of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise in Assam, which aims to identify and deport illegal immigrants.
iii) Balancing Act: The judgement strikes a balance between humanitarian concerns for migrants and the need to protect the rights and cultural identity of Assam's indigenous population.
Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, in his judgment, noted that the Assam Accord was a “political solution” to the region’s unique challenges, & Section 6A was its legislative manifestation.
2. Effect of the judgement on NRC :
India is facing a large scale illegal immigrants' invasion by Bangladeshi people specially Rohingyas. They are settling down with fake documents & are affecting elections also.
The Supreme Court's decision is expected to accelerate the implementation of the NRC in Assam. The NRC process, which aims to identify genuine Indian citizens and detect illegal immigrants, will now proceed with reinforced legal backing.
This could lead to more stringent measures for the identification & deportation of undocumented immigrants in the state.
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