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SC strikes down Illegal Migrants Act http://us.rediff.com/news/2005/jul/12act.htm July 12, 2005 11:47 IST The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the Illegal Migrants (determination by tribunals) Act, 1983. The move is seen to be detrimental to the interests of millions of Bangladeshis in the country. The northeastern states, suffering for decades from a steady influx of Bangladeshis, have been demanding that the Act be scrapped and the illegal immigrants be deported under the Foreigners' Act 1946. The Illegal Immigrants Act is seen to be against the interest of northeastern states, especially Assam. The Act provides that anybody who settled in Assam before 25 March 1971 is a legal citizen of India whereas the cut-off date for the rest of India is 19 July 1948.
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