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Validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (Assam Accord)

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In re: Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act which grants citizenship to Bangladeshi immigrants who entered Assam before March 1971.

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Bench:D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Surya Kant J, M.M. Sundresh J, J.B. Pardiwala J, Manoj Misra J