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The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a clutch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955.The petitions against Section 6A primarily challenge provisions of the Assam Accord ...

A Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging Section 6A of the Citizenship Act. In response to a query put by the Supreme Court last week on the number of illegal migrants, the central government informed the apex court that it is not possible to collect data of illegal migrants living in various parts of the country as entry of foreign nationals is clandestine and surreptitious.

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The temporary provision of Article 370 incorporated special arrangements for the governance of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, allowing it to have its own constitution, a separate flag, and limited interference by the Indian government.

Stay updated with live coverage as the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, delivers its verdict on the abrogation of Article 370. Follow real-time updates and analysis on this historic judgment.

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association contended that while acceding to India, the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir retained sovereignty over the territory but not the sovereign power to rule and govern the state. The association stated that except for defense, external affairs, and communication, all powers were retained by the state to make laws and govern.

Plus, Supreme Court to deliver Article 370 verdict and Congress government in Himachal Pradesh will mark one year in power.

Dwivedi, who defended the abrogation of Article 370 said

The SC upheld the validity of the abrogation of Article 370 and the carving out of Ladakh into a Union Territory

The five-judge Constitution Bench pronounced three judgments in petitions challenging the Centre’s move to scrap Article 370.