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The High Court today guided the Middle to outfit information on the quantity of Bangladeshi workers conceded Indian citizenship in Assam between January 1, 1966, and Walk 25, 1971.

A five-judge Constitution Seat drove by CJI DY Chandrachud requested that the state government give the information to the Middle for recording an oath before it by December 11. On the third day of hearing on petitions testing the legitimacy of Area 6A of the Citizenship Act, the Seat — which likewise included Equity Surya Kant, Surya Kant MM Sundresh, Surya Kant JB Pardiwala and Surya Kant Manoj Misra — tried to realize the means brought to manage unlawful movement into India, especially the Upper east.

'Why differential treatment to WB?'

The SC likewise asked the Middle to make sense of for what valid reason it singled out Assam and barred West Bengal from award of citizenship under Segment 6A of the Citizenship Act when the last option imparts a lot bigger line to Bangladesh
"The number of people that have been identified to be outsiders under the Outsiders Councils Request 1964 regarding the above time frame?" the Seat asked, posting the matter for additional meeting on Tuesday.

The Seat likewise asked the Middle to make sense of for what valid reason it singled out Assam and barred West Bengal from award of citizenship under Segment 6A of the Citizenship Act when the last option imparts a lot bigger line to Bangladesh.

"For what reason did you single out Assam when West Bengal imparts a lot bigger boundary to Bangladesh? We need to know why Bengal was rejected from the award of citizenship," the Seat asked Specialist General Tushar Mehta.