Supreme Court of India

Sarbananda Sonowal v. Union of India and Anr.

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 472

Bench R.C. Lahoti, G .P. Ma Thur and P.K. Balasubramany An JJ.

Decided 12 July 2005

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From the headnote

Jllegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1_983: Jllegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Rules, 1984: Constitution of India, 1950-Articles 14 and 355: Act and Rules made applicable only to the State of Assam with overriding effect over Foreigners Act-For the purpose of effective delection . and deportation of il!egal migrants-Jn the rest of the Country Foreigners Act and Rules thereunder applicable-Constitutional validity pf the Act and the Rules challenged-Held: the Act and the Rules are ultra vires the Constitution-Procedure under Foreigners Act was far more effective in

Authorities it was built on

1959 Dr. B. K. Pal Chaudhry v. The State Oe Assam cited by 20
1993 State of Arunachal Pradesh v. Khudiram Chakma cited by 5

Where later benches applied it

2024 IN RE : SECTION 6A OF THE CITIZENSHIP ACT 1955 versus referred to
2024 Md. Rahim Ali @ Abdur Rahim v. The State of Assam & Ors. referred to
2022 Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2019 Abdul Kuddus v. Union of India and Others referred to
2017 Rupajan Begum v. Union of India & Ors. referred to

Of those, 5 referred to

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