🔆Summary of SC Verdict on Section 6A of the Citizenship Act
Key Points of the Verdict:
✅Constitutional Validity: The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, with a 4:1 majority.
✅Cut-off Date: Immigrants from Bangladesh who entered Assam before January 1, 1966, will be deemed Indian citizens, while those entering between 1966 and March 25, 1971, will get conditional citizenship.
✅Assam Accord: Section 6A is rooted in the 1985 Assam Accord, addressing post-partition migration issues in Assam.
✅Fraternity Principle: Justice Surya Kant emphasized that fraternity cannot be selectively applied, balancing ethnic diversity and national integrity.
Differing Opinions:
✅Migration Challenges: Justice Kant and the bench noted the demographic and economic burden Assam faces due to unchecked migration.
✅Dissenting Opinion: Justice J.B. Pardiwala opposed Section 6A, deeming it unconstitutional for its prospective effects.
✅Legislative Objective: Chief Justice Chandrachud highlighted the balancing between humanitarian interests and Assam's socio-cultural concerns.
Reactions to the Verdict:
✅Political Celebrations: Various political parties and the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) hailed the judgment as a victory for the Assam movement.
Possible UPSC Questions:
Key Points of the Verdict:
✅Constitutional Validity: The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, with a 4:1 majority.
✅Cut-off Date: Immigrants from Bangladesh who entered Assam before January 1, 1966, will be deemed Indian citizens, while those entering between 1966 and March 25, 1971, will get conditional citizenship.
✅Assam Accord: Section 6A is rooted in the 1985 Assam Accord, addressing post-partition migration issues in Assam.
✅Fraternity Principle: Justice Surya Kant emphasized that fraternity cannot be selectively applied, balancing ethnic diversity and national integrity.
Differing Opinions:
✅Migration Challenges: Justice Kant and the bench noted the demographic and economic burden Assam faces due to unchecked migration.
✅Dissenting Opinion: Justice J.B. Pardiwala opposed Section 6A, deeming it unconstitutional for its prospective effects.
✅Legislative Objective: Chief Justice Chandrachud highlighted the balancing between humanitarian interests and Assam's socio-cultural concerns.
Reactions to the Verdict:
✅Political Celebrations: Various political parties and the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) hailed the judgment as a victory for the Assam movement.
Possible UPSC Questions:
✅Prelims: Which of the following is true about Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955?
1. It grants citizenship to immigrants from Bangladesh entering Assam before January 1, 1966.
2. Immigrants who entered between January 1, 1966, and March 25, 1971, are barred from Indian citizenship.
3. The Assam Accord, 1985, provides the basis for Section 6A.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, and 3
✅Mains: Analyze the constitutional and socio-political impact of the Supreme Court's upholding of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act.
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✅Architect: Ar. Habib Rahman.
✅Location: Feroz Shah Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi
✅Area: 3.5 Acres
✅Project year: 1961
✅Idea: building that would mark the birth centenary of Rabindranath Tagore.
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✅This building also serves as a memorial museum for studies on Tagore.
✅It is also the hub for research studies on Rabindranath Tagore.
✅These include old photographs which show his lifestyle.
✅The wider range of artefacts and personal items of Shri Rabindranath Tagore attracts a large number of visitors.
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✅Architect: Ar. Habib Rahman.
✅Location: Feroz Shah Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi
✅Area: 3.5 Acres
✅Project year: 1961
✅Idea: building that would mark the birth centenary of Rabindranath Tagore.
✅Rabindra Bhavan was built to mark the birth centenary of Tagore, who in addition to being a poet and novelist, was an artist, playwright and composer.
✅The building is thus the home of three National Academies: Lalit Kala (Plastic Arts), Sangeet Natak (Dance, Drama and Music) and Sahitya (Literature).
✅The building is divided into three major blocks- administrative building, exhibition gallery and theatre.
✅The administrative block, which is the biggest of all, occupies prominent amount of space on the site.
✅The Y – shape is chosen very thoughtfully to cover the maximum area on the site Reinterpreted form of chajjas in continuous horizontal louvers.
Lighting through natural means.
✅This building also serves as a memorial museum for studies on Tagore.
✅It is also the hub for research studies on Rabindranath Tagore.
✅These include old photographs which show his lifestyle.
✅The wider range of artefacts and personal items of Shri Rabindranath Tagore attracts a large number of visitors.
#art_and_culture
Join @PIB_UPSC
@upsc_art_and_culture
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