NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre, the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the West Bengal government on a plea seeking provisional Special Interim Revision (SIR) for Hindus, Buddhists and Christians who migrated to the state from Bangladesh before 2014.
The bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi took note of the petition filed by NGO Atmadeep and sought responses from the authorities concerned.
The matter will be heard next on December 9.
The petition contends that despite applying for Indian citizenship before 2014, many migrants — who fled Bangladesh due to religious persecution — have not received any relief or progress on their applications.
According to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), such persecuted minorities are eligible for Indian citizenship.
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