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SC Scrutinizes 2025 Exemption Order vis-à-vis Assam Accord
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre regarding the validity of the Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 2025, which permits persecuted minorities from neighboring nations to enter India until December 31, 2024.
The petitioner, Asom Gana Parishad argues this violates the Assam Accord of 1985, which established March 25, 1971as the statutory cut-off date for detecting illegal immigrants in the state. This legal challenge is significant as a Constitution Bench recently upheld Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, and any extension of the cut-off date could contradict this ruling and the state's specific constitutional protections.
The petitioner, Asom Gana Parishad argues this violates the Assam Accord of 1985, which established March 25, 1971as the statutory cut-off date for detecting illegal immigrants in the state. This legal challenge is significant as a Constitution Bench recently upheld Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, and any extension of the cut-off date could contradict this ruling and the state's specific constitutional protections.