Supreme Court’s 4:1 judgement upholds Section 6A of Citizenship Act, ET LegalWorld
In a 4:1 majority verdict, Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act of 1955 that deals with granting citizenship to immigrants covered by the Assam Accord. A five-member Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud ruled that Section 6A falls within the bounds of the […]
SC to consider in-chambers review of judgement, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider in-chambers on Tuesday a batch of pleas seeking review of its judgement which held that states are constitutionally empowered to make sub-classifications within the Scheduled Castes, which form a socially heterogeneous class, for granting reservation. As per the cause list, a seven-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice D […]
SC reserves verdict on review plea of customs department against 2021 judgement, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the customs department’s plea seeking a review of its 2021 judgement that had held that officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have no authority to seek recovery of duties on goods already cleared for import by the customs. In a hearing spanning over four days, […]