Today, the Supreme Court announced that it would initiate the final hearings on October 17 for petitions challenging the constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act.
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, along with Justices AS Bopanna, MM Sundresh, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra, comprising a Constitution Bench, encouraged the parties to adhere to the Standard Operating Procedure employed during the Article 370 case.
"The nodal counsel will ensure that compilation is in the same format as the SOP."
"The title of the proceedings shall be In Re: Section 6A Citizenship Act, 1955. The nodal counsels have prepared a common compilation. However, it needs to be brought in conformity with the circular issued on August 22 to streamline soft copies filed before the Constitution Benches. A common index also shall be prepared. The common compilation soft copies shall be prepared within two weeks (October 3) and written submissions in a week thereafter (October 10)...We will begin the final hearing in Section 6A case from October 17, 2023."
As per Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, people who entered India between January 1, 1966 and March 25, 1971 and have been living in Assam, will be allowed to register themselves as citizens.
The outcome of this case will have a major bearing on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) list.
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