JB Pardiwala was sole dissenting judge in 5-judges bench that upheld constitutional validity of the section granting citizenship to Bangladeshi refugees who entered Assam before 1971.
SC dismissed contention that section 6A’s exclusive application to Assam made it violative of Article 14; it also ruled that section 6A didn't lead to drastic demographic change.
All Assam Students’ Union president Utpal Sarma welcomes the move, says 'constitutional amendments' are required for the government to implement some of the recommendations.
Amid protest calls, Assam DGP GP Singh says state machinery is watching, and will deal firmly with anyone breaking law. However, till early Tuesday, the state did not see mass turnout for protests.
A special provision for Assam introduced after the accord of 1985, Section 6A has been challenged on the grounds that is 'arbitrary, discriminates against the state & is constitutionally invalid'.
As part of the seat-sharing deal with the BJP, the AGP has given away Mahanta’s Barhampur constituency. He is now reviving his old outfit, AGP (Progressive).
Rebel group ULFA-I suffered a blow with the surrender of its deputy commander last week. A pro-talks ULFA leader has called on the group to now join the peace talks with Centre.
Issues related to NRC, granting Scheduled Tribe status to six ethnic communities and recommendations of Clause 6 Committee of the Assam Accord were discussed at the meeting.
All Assam Students’ Union has released a confidential report prepared by a central panel asked to look into the implementation of Clause 6 of Assam Accord.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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