New Constitution Bench In Supreme Court To Hear Issues Related To Assam NRC; Hearings To Begin From September 20

A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court would begin hearing three cases, including the Assam NRC...

Digital Desk: A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court would begin hearing three cases, including the Assam NRC, according to a recent notification.

The bench will consist of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justices AS Bopanna, MM Sundresh, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Mishra, and will hear Assam Public Works vs Union of India, Ashok Kumar Jain vs Union of India, and Sita Soren vs Union of India from September 20, 2023.

Notably, these cases concern the Assam NRC, the validity of reservations for the Anglo-Indian community, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies, and whether MPs and MLAs have immunity from prosecution for an offense involving the offer or acceptance of a bribe to vote in the legislature.