Section 6A of Citizenship Act incentivises immigrants from Bangladesh to stay in Assam indefinitely: Justice Pardiwala’s dissent
- Posted on October 17, 2024
- By The Hindu
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Section 6A of Citizenship Act incentivises immigrants from Bangladesh to stay in Assam indefinitely: Justice Pardiwala’s dissent
Justice J.B. Pardiwala, the lone dissenting judge to hold Section 6A of the Citizenship Act as unconstitutional , reasoned that pacing the onus on the State to detect a foreigner allows immigrants to continue to be on the electoral rolls and enjoy being de facto citizens