Question 2813

Consider the following pairs: Sr. no. Case Subject matter of Case 1. Assam Public Works vs. Union of India & Ors. Citizenship 2. Ashok Kumar Jain vs. Union of India and Ors. Corruption 3. Sita Soren v. Union of India Reservation How many of the above pair/s is/are correctly matched?

Answer

Only one

Why?

The correct answer is Only one . In News Indian Express : Citizenship, corruption, reservation: three major cases before CJI-led SC Bench. Key Points Important Cases : The Supreme Court has set up a new five-judge Constitution Bench to hear three important cases. The Bench will be headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud. The cases before the Bench are: A challenge to the constitutional validity of Section 6A of The Citizenship Act, 1955 . The extension of reservations in Lok Sabha and state legislatures for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) . The question of legal immunity enjoyed by MPs and MLAs from being prosecuted for offences such as offering or accepting bribes for casting votes . The cases are important because they deal with fundamental issues of the Indian Constitution , such as the right to citizenship, the right to equality, and the right to freedom from corruption. The three cases are Sr. no. Case Subject matter of Case 1. Assam Public Works vs. Union of India & Ors. Citizenship 2. Ashok Kumar Jain vs. Union of India and Ors. Reservation 3. Sita Soren v. Union of India Corruption Hence option 1 is correct. ​ ​ Important Points Assam Public Works vs. Union of India & Ors. : Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 , was introduced in 1985 after the signing of the Assam Accord . The section provides a special provision for citizenship for people who came to Assam on or after January 1, 1966 , but before March 25, 1971 , from Bangladesh . A Guwahati-based civil society group, the Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha, has challenged the constitutional validity of Section 6A. The group argues that the section is discriminatory because it provides a different cut-off date for regularizing illegal migrants entering Assam than for other parts of the country . The Supreme Court will have to decide whether Section 6A is unconstitutional . The decision of the Court will have a significant impact on the lives of millions of people in Assam. Ashok Kumar Jain vs. Union of India and Ors. : The 79th Amendment Act, 1999 , extended the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) , and Anglo-Indians in Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies beyond the earlier 10-year period . A group of petitioners have challenged the constitutional validity of the amendment. The petitioners argue that the amendment violates the fundamental right to equality guaranteed by Article 14 of the Constitution . They argue that the amendment is arbitrary and discriminatory because it does not provide a rational basis for extending the reservation beyond the 10-year period. The Supreme Court will have to decide whether the amendment is unconstitutional . Sita Soren v. Union of India : Article 194(2) of the Constitution of India grants immunity to Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from being prosecuted in a criminal court for anything said or any vote given by them in the legislature or any committee thereof. However, there is a debate whether this immunity extends to offences such as offering or accepting bribes for casting votes . The Supreme Court will have to decide whether Article 194(2) confers immunity on MPs and MLAs from being prosecuted for bribe-related offences . The case of Sita Soren is one of the cases that will be heard by the Supreme Court. Soren was accused of accepting a bribe to cast her vote for a certain candidate in the Rajya Sabha elections of 2012. She argued that she was protected by the immunity granted to her by Article 194(2). However, the Jharkhand High Court rejected her plea.