Assam NRC final list: MHA says adequate judicial process available to appeal to Foreigners' Tribunals for excluded people
5 years, 6 months ago

Assam NRC final list: MHA says adequate judicial process available to appeal to Foreigners' Tribunals for excluded people

Firstpost  

According to the final NRC, out of the total 3.3 crore applicants, 3.11 crore figured in the list and names of about 19 lakh residents were excluded New Delhi: The Centre on Monday said no person excluded from the final NRC list will be detained till he or she exhausts all legal remedies. The MHA said adequate judicial process is available for the people left out to appeal to the Foreigners’ Tribunals within 120 days from 31 August, when the final NRC was published. According to the final NRC released on Saturday, out of the total 3.3 crore applicants, 3.11 crore figured in the list and names of about 19 lakh residents were excluded. Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal had said last week the exclusion of someone’s name from the final NRC does not amount to the person automatically becoming a foreigner as such a decision can be taken only by a foreigners’ tribunal after following proper legal process.

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NRC Crisis in Assam Explained: Supreme Court Orders Deportation of 63 Foreigners from Matia Camp
3 weeks, 6 days ago

NRC Crisis in Assam Explained: Supreme Court Orders Deportation of 63 Foreigners from Matia Camp

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 21, 2025 20:19 IST - 13 MINS READ On February 4, the Supreme Court directed the Assam government to start the deportation process of 63 foreigners currently lodged in the Matia transit camp in western Assam’s Goalpara district. On October 4, 2024, last year, the Supreme Court directed the Assam State Legal Services Authority to make surprise …

‘Waiting for some muhurat?’ Supreme Court to Himanta Biswa govt for not deporting foreigners
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Waiting for some muhurat?’ Supreme Court to Himanta Biswa govt for not deporting foreigners

Live Mint  

"Are you waiting for some muhūrat", the Supreme Court remarked on Tuesday as it came down heavily on the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam government for keeping people declared as foreigners in detention centres indefinitely rather than deporting them. A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said once the detained persons are held to be foreigners, they should …

Assam Won't Give Aadhaar Card To Those Who Didn't Apply For NRC: CM Himanta
3 months, 1 week ago

Assam Won't Give Aadhaar Card To Those Who Didn't Apply For NRC: CM Himanta

ABP News  

In an attempt to link the Aadhaar Card with the National Register of Citizens, the Assam government on Wednesday decided that all applications to get the unique identity card would be rejected if the applicant or the family had not applied in NRC. From now on, the General Administration Department of the state government will be the nodal agency to …

Assam cabinet decides to introduce stricter checks for Aadhaar: Himanta Sarma
3 months, 1 week ago

Assam cabinet decides to introduce stricter checks for Aadhaar: Himanta Sarma

Hindustan Times  

GUWAHATI: The Assam cabinet on Wednesday decided to strengthen the verification process for Aadhaar cards and approve applications filed by people who have applied for inclusion in the National Register of Citizens. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma “If someone or their parents had not applied for inclusion in NRC, their Aadhaar applications would be rejected. For those applicants who …

Assam govt announces no Aadhaar cards to persons who did not apply for NRC
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3 months, 1 week ago

Assam govt announces no Aadhaar cards to persons who did not apply for NRC

India TV News  

No NRC, no Aadhar card: In an effort to link the Aadhaar Card with the National Register of Citizens, the Assam government on Wednesday decided that all applications for the unique identity card will be rejected if the applicant or their family members had not applied for the NRC. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that …

No Aadhaar card to persons who did not apply for NRC: Assam government
3 months, 1 week ago

No Aadhaar card to persons who did not apply for NRC: Assam government

India Today  

In an attempt to link the Aadhaar Card with the National Register of Citizens, the Assam government on Wednesday decided that all applications to get a unique identity card will be rejected if the applicant or the family had not applied to NRC. The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting in view of an infiltration attempt by citizens of …

Assam Citizenship Crisis: Supreme Court Backs 1971 Cut-off Date, Impact on NRC and CAA Implementation
4 months, 1 week ago

Assam Citizenship Crisis: Supreme Court Backs 1971 Cut-off Date, Impact on NRC and CAA Implementation

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 07, 2024 21:26 IST - 12 MINS READ With the five-member Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. The Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha filed a petition challenging Section 6A and seeking 1951 as the cut-off year for accepting immigrants as Indian citizens; it also wanted the NRC to be updated. The State now has two cut-off …

How do Assam’s Foreigners Tribunals function? | Explained
8 months ago

How do Assam’s Foreigners Tribunals function? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: On July 5, the Assam government asked the Border wing of the State’s police not to forward cases of non-Muslims who entered India illegally before 2014 to the Foreigners Tribunals. The FTs are currently exclusive to Assam as cases of “illegal immigrants” are dealt with according to the Foreigners’ Act in other States. The apex court …

Amid CAA row, Asaduddin Owaisi questions fate of ‘1.5 lakh Muslims left out of NRC in Assam’
1 year ago

Amid CAA row, Asaduddin Owaisi questions fate of ‘1.5 lakh Muslims left out of NRC in Assam’

Hindustan Times  

Amid a row over the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday questioned the fate of 1.5 lakh Muslims, who were allegedly left out of the National Register of Citizens list in Assam. Addressing a public meeting in Hyderabad on Friday, days after the BJP-led Centre published the rules for implementing CAA …

More than 1.59 lakh declared as 'foreigners' in Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma
1 year, 1 month ago

More than 1.59 lakh declared as 'foreigners' in Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Hindustan Times  

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has shared that more than 1.59 lakh people have been declared as 'foreigners' in the state so far. Assam chief minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma Sarma was responding to a question by opposition AIUDF legislator Aminul Islam in the assembly. In response to another question from Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed, Sarma said as per …

Assam illegal immigrants | Supreme Court postpones hearing on challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act to December 5
1 year, 4 months ago

Assam illegal immigrants | Supreme Court postpones hearing on challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act to December 5

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned a scheduled Constitution Bench hearing on a series of petitions challenging the constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, to December 5. Section 6A was a special provision inserted into the 1955 Act in furtherance of a Memorandum of Settlement called the ‘Assam Accord’ signed on August 15, 1985 by the then …

Supreme Court Sets Aside Ex-Parte Order Of Foreigners Tribunal Which Declared A Woman Non-Indian
2 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Sets Aside Ex-Parte Order Of Foreigners Tribunal Which Declared A Woman Non-Indian

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently directed Foreigners’ Tribunal, Kamrup, Assam to consider afresh plea of a woman against whom an order alleging that she had entered Assam from East Pakistan after 25 March 1971, was passed by the tribunal ex parte. The petition was heard by a bench comprising CJI DY Chandrachud and Justice Dipankar Datta The matter was concerning an …

Cloud over 200 additional Foreigners’ Tribunals, in Assam
2 years, 5 months ago

Cloud over 200 additional Foreigners’ Tribunals, in Assam

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The Assam government has decided not to extend the term of members who were appointed for 200 additional Foreigners’ Tribunals that were set up primarily to handle cases related to the National Register of Citizens. Done and dusted: On the National Register of Citizens process Assam has had 100 regular FTs since 2009 to try the cases of suspected …

Over 30,000 Illegal Foreigners Deported Till 31 August Based on Assam Accord
2 years, 6 months ago

Over 30,000 Illegal Foreigners Deported Till 31 August Based on Assam Accord

The Quint  

According to the Assam Accord signed on 15 August 1985, anyone entering the state on or after 25 March 1971 will be deemed a foreigner and will be deported from the state. Clause 6 of the Assam Accord guarantees "Constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards, as may be appropriate, shall be provided to protect, preserve and promote the cultural, social, linguistic …

Why has the Supreme Court mandated NRC not been implemented in Assam? | In Focus podcast
2 years, 10 months ago

Why has the Supreme Court mandated NRC not been implemented in Assam? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

It looks as if the saga of the National Register of Citizens, or NRC as it is called, will not be ending anytime soon for the people of Assam. Despite a final NRC created under the direct supervision of the Supreme Court of India, BJP governments at the Centre and State continue to stonewall its implementation. At stake is the …

The confusion over the status of the Assam NRC
2 years, 10 months ago

The confusion over the status of the Assam NRC

The Hindu  

The story so far: A member of one of Assam’s functional 100 Foreigners’ Tribunals had on May 10 written to Hitesh Dev Sarma, the State Coordinator of the National Register of Citizens, asking him to stop interfering in the lawful functioning of the tribunals. This letter was in response to Mr. Sarma’s April 18 letter to all the FT members …

Assam’s NRC not final, Foreigners’ Tribunals told
2 years, 10 months ago

Assam’s NRC not final, Foreigners’ Tribunals told

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI The State Coordinator of the National Register of Citizens has reminded members of Foreigners’ Tribunals across Assam to not consider the draft NRC and its supplementary list as reliable evidence for the disposal of cases. “Since the Registrar General of Citizens Registration has not declared NRC as final and there are errors, things may change when the final NRC …

Assam to approach Supreme Court for Aadhaar to NRC applicants
2 years, 11 months ago

Assam to approach Supreme Court for Aadhaar to NRC applicants

Firstpost  

Over 27 lakh NRC applicants in Assam had submitted their biometrics during the claims and objections phase for updating the state’s NRC Guwahati: The Assam government will file an Interlocutory Application in Supreme Court for providing Aadhaar cards to National Register of Citizens applicants whose biometrics have been locked in the updating process of the citizenship document. Later Sarma tweeted: …

Assam to approach SC for Aadhaar to NRC applicants
2 years, 11 months ago

Assam to approach SC for Aadhaar to NRC applicants

India TV News  

Highlights The Assam government will file an Interlocutory Application in SC. The Assam government will file an Interlocutory Application in Supreme Court for providing Aadhaar cards to National Register of Citizens applicants whose biometrics have been locked in the updating process of the citizenship document. Later Sarma tweeted: “Approval to filing of an IA in the Supreme Court for relaxation …

31 declared foreigners died in detention centres from 2016 to 2021: Assam govt
2 years, 11 months ago

31 declared foreigners died in detention centres from 2016 to 2021: Assam govt

Hindustan Times  

SILCHAR: A total of 31 persons who were declared foreigners have died in Assam’s six detention centres between 2016 and 2022, according to a statement by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma made in the state assembly. The foreigners tribunal courts in Assam have issued notices to 19,358 persons between May 1, 2021 and February 28, 2022 asking them to prove …

Assam CM wants fresh NRC
2 years, 11 months ago

Assam CM wants fresh NRC

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the updating of the National Register of Citizens in the State should be done afresh. The updated list of citizens published in August 2019 had excluded 19.06 lakh people out of 3.3 crore applicants. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Assam had found fault with the updated NRC draft, alleging that …

Assam to seek Aadhaar cards for persons left out of NRC
2 years, 11 months ago

Assam to seek Aadhaar cards for persons left out of NRC

The Hindu  

The Assam government has decided to approach the Supreme Court for directing the Centre to provide Aadhaar cards to people left out of the updated National Register of Citizens published in 2019. “The lack of Aadhaar cards has deprived these 27 lakh people, some of whom belong to the indigenous communities, of government schemes such as free rice or housing. …

The controversies around the Final Draft of Citizenship in Assam
3 years, 4 months ago

The controversies around the Final Draft of Citizenship in Assam

The Hindu  

The story so far: In response to a Right to Information application by The Hindu, the State Coordinator, National Register of Citizens, Assam said that 1032 doubtful cases in the final draft of NRC, Assam have been referred to the concerned district commissioners for necessary action. The State Coordinator, NRC said that the details of “illegal foreigners” had crept into …

Only 1032 doubtful cases from NRC referred for further action
3 years, 4 months ago

Only 1032 doubtful cases from NRC referred for further action

The Hindu  

Only little over a thousand doubtful cases in the final draft of the National Register of Citizens, Assam have been referred to the concerned district commissioners for necessary action, State Coordinator of NRC, Assam has said in an RTI reply. The BJP-ruled Assam government has rejected the NRC in its current form and demanded re-verification of at least 30% names …

Book review: No Land’s People indicts India’s NRC process
3 years, 4 months ago

Book review: No Land’s People indicts India’s NRC process

Al Jazeera  

Indian journalist Abhishek Saha documents how the citizenship determination process in Assam state was marred by ‘bias and arbitrariness’. “As a journalist I covered the NRC exercise dispassionately … I extensively reported on how the battle to prove one’s citizenship in Assam affected the ordinary person, the worst sufferers being the poor and the illiterate, most of whom belonged to …

NRC in limbo, Assam govt. appears to have gone soft on ‘Bangladeshi’ issue
3 years, 5 months ago

NRC in limbo, Assam govt. appears to have gone soft on ‘Bangladeshi’ issue

The Hindu  

The long pause in the exercise to update the National Register of Citizens and a series of decisions have indicated that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Assam government may have gone soft on the ‘Bangladeshi’ issue. Detention centres renamed ‘transit camps’ Apart from going slow on the NRC, the government showed signs of softening its stand on the Bangladeshi issue by …

Done and dusted: On the National Register of Citizens process
3 years, 6 months ago

Done and dusted: On the National Register of Citizens process

The Hindu  

While there may have been lulls aplenty, the next twist or turn in the long-running saga of the National Register of Citizens update for Assam is never far. Unsurprisingly, its publication annoyed political parties across the ideological divide, with some alleging it victimised document-less Bengali Hindus and indigenous Assamese people and others that it targeted the State’s Bengali-origin Muslims. In …

Assam NRC Published On August 31, 2019 Is Final: Foreigners Tribunal
3 years, 6 months ago

Assam NRC Published On August 31, 2019 Is Final: Foreigners Tribunal

Live Law  

The Assam's Foreigners Tribunal in Karimganj has recently observed that the NRC list published in the year 2019 is final. The observation came while the Tribunal declared a doubtful voter, whose name appeared in the final NRC list, as an Indian citizen. ".Final NRC, has been published on 31.08.2019 which is available online in the official website of NRC Assam …

NRC Published in August 2019 is Final, Rules Assam Foreigners' Tribunal
3 years, 6 months ago

NRC Published in August 2019 is Final, Rules Assam Foreigners' Tribunal

News 18  

The National Register of Citizens published on August 31, 2019 is the “Final NRC”, ruled a Foreigners’ Tribunal in Assam, even as the Registrar General of India is yet to notify it. Declaring a man Indian citizen, the tribunal in Karimganj district held that though National Identity Cards are yet to be issued, “but there is no doubt that this …

NRC is final, rules Assam Foreigners’ Tribunal
3 years, 6 months ago

NRC is final, rules Assam Foreigners’ Tribunal

The Hindu  

While the Registrar General of India has not yet issued a notification on Assam’s National Register of Citizens to make it a legal document, a Foreigners’ Tribunal has gone ahead and recorded it as the “ final NRC ” while declaring a man to be Indian. Hearing a case against one Bikram Singha of Jamirala village whose name figured in …

Two years later, Assam’s NRC remains incomplete and controversial
3 years, 6 months ago

Two years later, Assam’s NRC remains incomplete and controversial

Hindustan Times  

It was expected to be a document that would end, once and for all, Assam’s long festering issue of illegal immigrants. The controversy around inclusion, exclusion and corruption Besides the application filed by the NRC coordinator, several others were also filed in SC blaming the process and seeking re-verification of the list. Two of them were filed by Assam Public …

Two years since NRC, lakhs still remain in limbo
3 years, 6 months ago

Two years since NRC, lakhs still remain in limbo

The Hindu  

More than 19 lakh out of 3.3 crore applicants were left out of the complete draft of Assam’s National Register of Citizens published on August 31, 2019. In February 2020, NRC State Coordinator Hitesh Dev Goswami wrote to the Assam government advising the unlocking of the biometric details of the 8.37 lakh people who made it back to the list. …

Gurkhas not to be tagged as foreigners, orders Assam govt
3 years, 7 months ago

Gurkhas not to be tagged as foreigners, orders Assam govt

The Hindu  

The Assam government’s Political Department on Tuesday issued a notification ordering the State police’s Border wing not to forward any case against Gurkhas to the Foreigners’ Tribunals under the Foreigners’ Act of 1946. The official notification follows the Himanta Biswa Sarma Cabinet’s decision on August 4 to exempt the community from being tagged as non-citizens and tried in the tribunals …

Assam NGO files FIR against former NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela
3 years, 8 months ago

Assam NGO files FIR against former NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela

Hindustan Times  

A Guwahati-based NGO has lodged a police complaint against former coordinator of National Register of Citizens Prateek Hajela, alleging manipulation of family tree verification to include names of illegal migrants in the list, which was to include names of genuine Indian citizens. “We suspect there was manipulation in family tree verification during the process that led to inclusion of many …

Assam NRC authority seeks re-verification of citizens’ list
3 years, 10 months ago

Assam NRC authority seeks re-verification of citizens’ list

The Hindu  

The Assam National Register of Citizens authority has approached the Supreme Court seeking a comprehensive and time-bound re-verification of the citizens’ list, highlighting “major irregularities” in the process. The interlocutory application by State NRC Coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma also prays for the deletion of illegal voters from Assam’s electoral rolls besides the revision of the draft NRC and a supplementary …

Assam NRC: State Coordinator Moves Supreme Court Seeking Comprehensive, Time Bound Re-verification Of Draft NRC
3 years, 10 months ago

Assam NRC: State Coordinator Moves Supreme Court Seeking Comprehensive, Time Bound Re-verification Of Draft NRC

Live Law  

The State Co-ordinator of the Assam NRC has approached the Supreme Court seeking a comprehensive and time bound reverification of draft NRC and the supplementary list of NRC under Clause 4 of Schedule of Citizenship Rules, 2003 highlighting major irregularity in the process of making the same.The intervention application. The State Co-ordinator of the Assam NRC has approached the Supreme …

Himanta Biswa Sarma interview | ‘We will approach Supreme Court for re-verification of the NRC’
3 years, 10 months ago

Himanta Biswa Sarma interview | ‘We will approach Supreme Court for re-verification of the NRC’

The Hindu  

Newly-elected Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, said his government will be approaching the Supreme Court again for a reverification of the National Citizenship Register — up to 20% of entries in areas bordering Bangladesh and 10% in interior areas of Assam. Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Sarma said this was something the previous BJP government, in which he …

Court stays sacking of 252 Assam NRC workers
3 years, 10 months ago

Court stays sacking of 252 Assam NRC workers

The Hindu  

The Gauhati High Court has stayed the termination of 252 junior assistants who had been employed on contract for updating the National Register of Citizens in Assam. They were served the termination notice on March 26, three days after the Registrar General of India ordered the closure of the NRC office in Assam and declined to sanction any fund after …

Assam NRC- Citizen Can't Be Declared Foreigner Just Because Linkage Is Not Shown With All Relatives : Gauhati High Court
3 years, 11 months ago

Assam NRC- Citizen Can't Be Declared Foreigner Just Because Linkage Is Not Shown With All Relatives : Gauhati High Court

Live Law  

In an astonishing order, a Foreigners Tribunal in Assam had declared a man named Haidar Ali as a foreigner although he had established the link with the names of his father and grandfather entered in the voters lists of 1965 and 1970.The Tribunal at Barpeta observed that since Haider Ali had failed to establish his linkage with other projected relatives …

Plea To Provide Legal Aid To NRC Excluded People In Assam: Gauhati High Court Issues Notice To UOI, State Government
4 years ago

Plea To Provide Legal Aid To NRC Excluded People In Assam: Gauhati High Court Issues Notice To UOI, State Government

Live Law  

While hearing a plea filed by the Human rights organization 'Citizens for Justice and Peace' seeking proper legal aid for such people who have been left out of the National Register of Citizens in Assam, the Gauhati High Court on Monday issued notice to the Union of India, State Government among others. In related news, the Assam Government last month …

Assam NRC notification up in air, home ministry seeks issue of rejection slips to delisted, reveals RTI
4 years, 1 month ago

Assam NRC notification up in air, home ministry seeks issue of rejection slips to delisted, reveals RTI

Firstpost  

Last week Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was quoted by the media as saying that NRC was not final and Coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma filed an affidavit before the apex court making a case for reverification The home ministry has made a case for issuing ‘rejection slips’ to the delisted people from the controversial National Register of Citizens in …

Assam NRC list of August 2019 not final, state coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma tells Gauhati High Court
4 years, 3 months ago

Assam NRC list of August 2019 not final, state coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma tells Gauhati High Court

Firstpost  

In an affidavit, Sarma said that over 10,000 names were either wrongly included or excluded in the list, adding that necessary orders have been issued to delete nearly 4,800 ‘ineligible persons’ from the document Guwahati: The historic National Register of Citizens in Assam published in August last year was only a “supplementary list” and the final document is yet to …

Assam NRC Published Last Year Not Final, Over 10k Names Wrongly Included: State Coordinator to HC
4 years, 3 months ago

Assam NRC Published Last Year Not Final, Over 10k Names Wrongly Included: State Coordinator to HC

News 18  

The historic National Register of Citizens in Assam published in August last year was only a "supplementary list" and the final document is yet to come out, state coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma has told the Gauhati High Court. In the "supplementary list" of the NRC, over 10,000 names were either wrongly included or excluded and necessary orders have been issued …

‘Foreigners’ in the NRC: Affidavit filed in High Court
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Foreigners’ in the NRC: Affidavit filed in High Court

The Hindu  

The National Register of Citizens authorities have submitted to the Gauhati High Court an affidavit reportedly containing the details of “illegal foreigners” whose names had crept into the updated list of citizens released in 2019. It was later found that some “ineligible people” — those without papers establishing their domicile in Assam before March 24, 1971 — had been included …

Will start NRC afresh after polls if Supreme Court allows, says Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
4 years, 4 months ago

Will start NRC afresh after polls if Supreme Court allows, says Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

Assam will go for a fresh exercise to update the National Register of Citizens after the 2021 State polls if the Supreme Court gives the nod, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said. His assertion follows Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah where the former reportedly sought 10-20% re-verification of the names figuring in …

How Ineligible Persons Were Included in NRC? Gauhati HC Asks Coordinator to File Affidavit in 3 Weeks
4 years, 4 months ago

How Ineligible Persons Were Included in NRC? Gauhati HC Asks Coordinator to File Affidavit in 3 Weeks

News 18  

Gauhati High Court has directed the NRC state coordinator to file a comprehensive affidavit explaining how a section of ineligible persons managed to include their names in the National Register of Citizens. Hearing a writ petition by Rahima Begam against a Nalbari district Foreigners' Tribunal order declaring her a foreigner, the HC Bench comprising Justices Manojit Bhuyan and Soumitra Saikia …

Explain Inclusion Of 'Undeserving' Individuals In Assam National Register Of Citizens: Gauhati High Court Directs NRC Coordinator [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

Explain Inclusion Of 'Undeserving' Individuals In Assam National Register Of Citizens: Gauhati High Court Directs NRC Coordinator [Read Order]

Live Law  

In a recent verdict, the Gauhati High Court asked the coordinator of National Register of Citizens to explain how the name of the Petitioner got included in the Register despite the fact that at the relevant point of time, proceedings against her were continuing. "Let the Assam State Coordinator, NRC file a comprehensive affidavit and bring on record the situations …

Around 10,000 'ineligible names' to be deleted from final NRC in Assam, say reports
4 years, 5 months ago

Around 10,000 'ineligible names' to be deleted from final NRC in Assam, say reports

Firstpost  

NRC coordinator Sarma said he cannot comment on the total number of “erroneous inclusions", however, sources told PTI that around 10,000 people have been identified whose names were “wrongly included” Around 10,000 names will be deleted from the final NRC in Assam as many “ineligible persons” and their descendants were included in the list, according to a directive issued by …

Names of 10,000 'Ineligible Persons' and Their Descendants to Be Deleted from Final Assam NRC List
4 years, 5 months ago

Names of 10,000 'Ineligible Persons' and Their Descendants to Be Deleted from Final Assam NRC List

News 18  

Around 10,000 names will be deleted from the final NRC in Assam as many “ineligible persons” and their descendants were included in the list, according to a directive issued by its state coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma and officials in the know of the decision. “As per the reports received from your end through Webform, some names of ineligible persons belonging …

Enforce NRC Throughout India To Remove "Illegal Immigrants": PIL In SC Seeks Issuance Of Directions To Centre To Revise Voters' List
4 years, 7 months ago

Enforce NRC Throughout India To Remove "Illegal Immigrants": PIL In SC Seeks Issuance Of Directions To Centre To Revise Voters' List

Live Law  

A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking issuance of directions to the Government to take action against Foreigners illegally residing in India in violation of the foreigners Act, 1946 & against those residing in India in violation of the cut of date of March 1, 1947 & 19 July 1948.The plea seeks nationwide implementation of National Register …

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