Indian Polity & Governance·Landmark Judgments

Security Challenges and their Management in Border Areas — Landmark Judgments

Updated 10 Mar 2026

Landmark Judgments

Sarbananda Sonowal v. Union of India

2005

This landmark judgment by the Supreme Court of India struck down the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983 (IMDT Act), which was applicable only to Assam. The…