Supreme Court upholds Section 6A of Citizenship Act in 4:1 decision.

Section 6A was introduced as part of the Assam Accord of 1985, a political settlement to address illegal migration into Assam, from Bangladesh.

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CJI Chandrachud, leading the majority opinion, stated that Section 6A balances humanitarian and economic concerns, applying to migrants arriving between 1950 and 1971.

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Justice J.B. Pardiwala dissented, declaring Section 6A unconstitutional over time.

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