The constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Act was recently upheld by the apex court. It grants citizenship to individuals of Indian origin who migrated from Bangladesh to Assam. The Court rejected the petitioners’ contention that the provision has caused a “demographic invasion” in Assam
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday expressed discontentment with certain “highly objectionable comments” made by the Centre in its affidavit opposing the demand live-streaming of proceedings in case pertaining to the demand for recognition of same-sex marriage in the country.
A single-judge bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh has noted that present petition raises a question under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 relating to Section 7D of the Citizenship Act, 1955.