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SC on SIR pleas: Can EC inquire into citizenship status in dubious entries

Supreme Court on SIR pleas: Can EC inquire into citizenship status in dubious entries

December 10, 2025 4:42 am

Section 19 of the RP Act says that any person who is not less than 18 years of age on the qualifying date, and is ordinarily resident in a constituency, shall be entitled to be registered in the electoral roll for that constituency.

Why EC note was an early warning, citizenship became key issue in SC

Why EC note on SIR was an early warning, citizenship became key issue in SC

December 02, 2025 9:23 am

Even though the reference to the Citizenship Act was deleted and did not reflect in the final order, official records bear out the Commission’s initial reasoning.

In Bihar electoral roll revision, a regressive idea of citizenship

July 30, 2025 6:51 pm

The present SIR of ECI seems to create hierarchy in citizenship. The Indian Constitution has been a major roadblock for such transformation towards cultural identity-based citizenship

UPSC YearEnder 2024- 12 Issues in news in 2024

Deepfakes, India-Canada stand-off: Top 12 issues that made headlines in 2024

January 16, 2025 1:57 pm

As we have entered into 2025, let's recall issues that kept our current affairs notes dynamic in 2024.

UPSC Issue at a Glance | Section 6A and Citizenship

November 01, 2024 9:50 am

In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. What is Section 6A? How is it 'legislative corollary' to the Assam Accord? Moreover, how can Indian citizenship be acquired? Take a look.

After Section 6A verdict, an opportunity for the Supreme Court to centre refugee rights

October 24, 2024 1:47 pm

The Court’s judgment on constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act speaks the language of statecraft but it does not fully account for the human rights of the marginalised. As India continues to grapple with its citizenship laws, the Court must address the rights of the most vulnerable.

Justice Pardiwala dissents: Passage of time made Section invalid, more prone to abuse

Justice Pardiwala dissents: Passage of time made Section 6A of the Citizenship Act invalid, more prone to abuse

October 18, 2024 5:33 am

Justice Pardiwala ruled that “Assam Accord was a one-time political settlement, arrived at in the specific context of widespread violence and agitation in Assam.

Official of National Register of Citizens (NRC) check the different documents to keep in systematic way in boxes which are submitted by people for National Register of Citizens (NRC) ahead of the release of the final draft of NRC on 31st August 2019 in a NRC Seva Kendra in Guwahati

For Opposition, why SC verdict on Section 6A of Citizenship Act is a shot in the arm

October 18, 2024 1:15 pm

The court’s refusal to recognise 1951 as the cut-off year for citizenship in Assam may rob Himanta Biswa Sarma of a key element of his “cocktail of Hindutva and Assamese identity politics”, say Congress insiders.

What made the CAA such a cynical exercise was its ideological alignment with another ominous project, the NRC. (PTI Photo)

Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: With CAA Rules, excluding minorities by stealth

March 14, 2024 10:24 am

At some point, the SC will awaken from its slumber and fully consider the complex issues involved in the CAA. But for now, the government gets to fulfill its promise, and use it as an election talking point, while throwing cold water over the apprehensions of an NRC being used to disenfranchise citizens