NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court while upholding the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, on Thursday expressed the need for more robust policy measures to curb the illegal immigration and enhance border regulation. Section 6A of the Citizenship Act grants Indian citizenship to immigrants from Bangladesh who entered Assam on or after January 1, 1966 but before March 25, 1971. A Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud, Justice Surya Kant, M M Sundresh, J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra delivered separate judgements. Also read: SC upholds constitutional validity of Section 6A of Citizenship Act “Regarding the inquiry into the estimated influx of illegal migrants post March 25, 1971, the Union of India was unable to provide precise figures due to the clandestine nature of such inflows. This underscores the necessity for more robust policy measures to curb illicit movements and enhance border regulation. Additionally, it was disclosed that approximately 97,714 cases are pending before the foreigner tribunals, and nearly 850 kilometre of border remain unfenced or inadequately monitored,” said Justice Surya Kant, writing for himself and Justices M M Sundresh and Manoj Misra. Justice Kant noted the intention of Section 6A...