Multiple choice

The Supreme Court of India struck down the IMDT Act. The Act delt with

  1. Industrial Management and Development in India by allowing unrestricted foreign investment

  2. determination of status of illegal migrants from Bangladesh in the north-east

  3. determination of status of illegal migrants from both Nepal and Bhutan

  4. giving statutory status to the Indian Meteorological Department
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) Act, 1983 was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2005 (Sarbananda Sonowal case). It specifically applied to Assam and dealt with identifying illegal migrants from Bangladesh, not Nepal or Bhutan. The IMDT Act placed the burden of proof on the accuser rather than the accused, which the Court found unconstitutional.

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