Key Highlights
- A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant issued formal notice to the Union government on the petition filed by the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), represented by senior advocate Jayant Bhushan and advocate Rahul Pratap, challenging Clause 3(l)(e) of the Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order 2025 as violative of the Assam Accord.
- The Accord, meant to halt the influx of aliens from Bangladesh, required foreigners who had entered Assam on or after March 25, 1971 to be identified and deported.
- The intent of the Assam Accord was made explicit through the insertion of Section 6A into the Citizenship Act 1955.
- Section 6A barred citizenship to immigrants who entered Assam after March 25, 1971.
- “The rationale behind the Assam Accord was to preserve the demography and to promote the cultural, social and linguistic identities and heritage of Assamese people by constitutional and legislative safeguard.
