Citizenship to non-Muslims from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan - MHA grants power to these states
The nine states where Indian citizenship by registration or naturalisation is given under the Citizenship Act, 1955 to non-Muslim minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Maharashtra.
Nov 09, 2022, 11:46 AM IST
SC to examine validity of law granting citizenship to pre-1971 migrants from Bangladesh
A five judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court will examine constitutional validity of the Citizenship Act`s Section 6A providing granting citizenship to migrants from then East Pakistan who had crossed over to India before March 25, 1971.
Apr 19, 2017, 22:31 PM IST
