CAA-NRC combo is not discriminatory against Indian Muslims
5 years ago

CAA-NRC combo is not discriminatory against Indian Muslims

Op India  

The most recent criticism in regard to the Citizenship Amendment Act enacted by both Houses of Parliament is that it isn’t the CAA that is the problem. Members of six religions, that is Christians, Buddhists, Parsis, Jains, Sikhs and Hindus fleeing three countries, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh can apply for Indian citizenship if they can demonstrate a physical presence in India of five years as opposed to the regular eleven years mentioned in the Citizenship Act, 1955. Illustration deployed by critics The illustration deployed by critics, quite simply, is this: If the NRC is implemented inefficiently and results in a situation where two Indian citizens – a Hindu and a Muslim – are determined as ‘non-Indians’ due to lack of documentation, the Hindu could still save himself from harassment by entering the CAA Pool. In fact, Amit Shah himself suggested that the Assam NRC has demonstrated shortcomings which will guide the Modi government in formulating the nationwide NRC procedure.

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Assam Links Aadhaar to NRC, Sparks Opposition Fury
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Assam Links Aadhaar to NRC, Sparks Opposition Fury

Deccan Chronicle  

In what has triggered an angry reaction from opposition camp, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma here on Thursday said that his government has decided to reject the Aadhar applications of those whose families had not applied for inclusion in the National Register of Citizens.Pointing out that the state government would begin verification of applicants for Aadhaar cards in Assam …

Assam Won't Give Aadhaar Card To Those Who Didn't Apply For NRC: CM Himanta
4 weeks, 1 day 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
4 weeks, 2 days 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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4 weeks, 2 days 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
4 weeks, 2 days 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
2 months 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 …

Don’t send CAA cases to tribunal, Assam police told
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Don’t send CAA cases to tribunal, Assam police told

Hindustan Times  

The Assam government has directed the border wing of the state police not to forward to foreigners’ tribunals the cases of people who have entered Assam and are eligible for grant of Indian citizenship under the terms of the Citizenship Amendment Act. Don’t send CAA cases to tribunal, Assam police told As per provisions of CAA 2019, which was implemented …

Are CAA-NRC going against the BJP in Barak Valley? The Opposition says it will
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Are CAA-NRC going against the BJP in Barak Valley? The Opposition says it will

Hindustan Times  

Manindra Das, 72, from Assam's Cachar district was arrested as an illegal migrant by the border police in 2019 after a Foreigners Tribunal snatched his Indian citizenship in a judgement the year before. According to Kishore Kumar Bhattacharjee from the Assam-based organisation, Citizens’ Right Preservation Committee, the “D Voters” issue, NRC and now CAA, all are instruments of the government …

Assam govt suspends NOC for sale of land between people of different religions for 3 months
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam govt suspends NOC for sale of land between people of different religions for 3 months

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: In a significant move the Assam government has restricted the grant of no objection certificates for the sale of land between people belonging to different religions for three months. Referring inputs from intelligence inputs indicating attempts to transfer land involving people of different religious communities “by fraudulent means”, a notification issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department through …

Amid CAA row, Asaduddin Owaisi questions fate of ‘1.5 lakh Muslims left out of NRC in Assam’
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

'CAA Will Ensure Only Muslims Excluded From NRC Will Face Action' : Assam Congress Leaders Approach Supreme Court
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'CAA Will Ensure Only Muslims Excluded From NRC Will Face Action' : Assam Congress Leaders Approach Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Leader of Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Mr. Debabrata Saika, and Congress MP from Assam, Mr. Abdul Khaleque, have filed an interim application in the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Rules 2024 notified on March 11. Yesterday, the All Assam Students Union filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court seeking the …

Will quit if NRC non-applicants enter Assam via CAA: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Will quit if NRC non-applicants enter Assam via CAA: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said he would resign if any person who has not applied for inclusion in the updated National Register of Citizens gets citizenship via the Citizenship Act of 2019. “As a son of Assam, I will be the first person to resign if a single person who has not applied for NRC gets …

'Will resign even if...': CM Himanta on NRC in Assam amid protests over implementation of CAA
9 months, 4 weeks ago

'Will resign even if...': CM Himanta on NRC in Assam amid protests over implementation of CAA

India TV News  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday once again supported the National Register of Citizens, saying he will be the first to resign even if one person, who has not applied for the NRC in the state, gets citizenship. ''I am a son of Assam and if a single person who has not applied for NRC in the state …

MIM will oppose CAA, says Owaisi
10 months, 4 weeks ago

MIM will oppose CAA, says Owaisi

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi said his party would continue to resist the Citizenship Amendment Act, which has been proposed to be implemented before the Lok Sabha polls. He said the MIM had received an assurance that National Register of Citizens and National Populatin Register would not take place in Telangana state when the Census is being conducted. Reacting to …

Assam illegal immigrants | Supreme Court postpones hearing on challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act to December 5
1 year, 2 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 …

CAG detects anomalies in Assam NRC updation
2 years ago

CAG detects anomalies in Assam NRC updation

The Hindu  

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India has detected large-scale anomalies in the updating of the National Register of Citizens in Assam. The CAG report ending March 31, 2020, submitted to the 126-member Assam assembly on December 24, said 215 software utilities were added in a haphazard manner to the core software used for the updating exercise due to the …

CAA Does Not Violate Assam Accord & Cultural Rights Of People In North-East : Centre Tells Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

CAA Does Not Violate Assam Accord & Cultural Rights Of People In North-East : Centre Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Central Government has told the Supreme Court that the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 does not violate the cultural rights of the indigenous people in Assam and North Eastern States.In an additional counter-affidavit filed in the Supreme Court specifically addressing issues raised in relation to North-Eastern states, the Ministry of Home Affairs said that "there is no provision in CAA. …

Over 30,000 Illegal Foreigners Deported Till 31 August Based on Assam Accord
2 years, 3 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, 7 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, 7 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 …

Identify Assamese Muslims as a distinct community: panel
2 years, 8 months ago

Identify Assamese Muslims as a distinct community: panel

The Hindu  

A panel set up by the Assam Government has recommended a notification for identifying Assamese Muslims as a distinct, indigenous community and undertaking a census to document them. “A provision similar to Article 333 of the Indian Constitution may be enacted to provide a representation of Assamese Muslims in Parliament and Assam Legislative Assembly,” the panel said, advocating the creation …

Assam to approach SC for Aadhaar to NRC applicants
2 years, 8 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 …

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma calls for fresh NRC
2 years, 9 months ago

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma calls for fresh NRC

India TV News  

Highlights NRC is a register containing names of Indian citizens, which was prepared for the only time in 1951 It is being updated for Assam as of now to weed out illegal immigrants The draft NRC earlier had included the names of 2.9 crore people out of the total 3.29 crore Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said …

Assam CM wants fresh NRC
2 years, 9 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 …

Explained | Why is the anti-CAA movement gathering steam in Assam?
3 years, 1 month ago

Explained | Why is the anti-CAA movement gathering steam in Assam?

The Hindu  

The repeal of the three controversial farm laws has stimulated the anti-Citizenship Act groups in Assam. They have announced a slew of protest programmes from December 10, coinciding with the death anniversary of Khargeswar Talukdar, revered in the State as the first ‘martyr’ of the six-year Assam Agitation against ‘illegal immigrants.’ Organisations in other northeastern States, specifically Meghalaya, have echoed …

The controversies around the Final Draft of Citizenship in Assam
3 years, 1 month 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 …

Book review: No Land’s People indicts India’s NRC process
3 years, 2 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

NRC Published in August 2019 is Final, Rules Assam Foreigners' Tribunal
3 years, 3 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, 3 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 …

Need to balance identity issues: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma admits to Assamese having reservations on CAA
3 years, 5 months ago

Need to balance identity issues: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma admits to Assamese having reservations on CAA

India Today  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said he is a supporter of the Citizenship Amendment Act, and added that there is a “historical duty to displace people who have been persecuted”. “I will remain a supporter of the CAA but we will have to address the identity issues, protect our own culture and the Assamese people will find …

Pakistan, Bangladesh communal as they have no Hindu leaders, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
3 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan, Bangladesh communal as they have no Hindu leaders, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

India Today  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said Pakistan and Bangladesh were not secular due to the absence of Hindu leaders in the two countries. In Pakistan and Bangladesh, Hindus were not leaders, so they became communal,” Himanta Biswa Sarma said. We need to protect the Assamese culture and I am sure that they will find a way to …

CAA, NRC won’t affect India’s Muslims: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
3 years, 5 months ago

CAA, NRC won’t affect India’s Muslims: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

The Hindu  

The Citizenship Act and National Register of Citizens would not harm India’s Muslims, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat said at a book launch function in Guwahati on Wednesday. Mr. Bhagwat said, “Not a single Indian Muslim will face any loss due to the new citizenship Act. ‘India welcomes outsiders’ Indians had always welcomed outsiders but the “designs by some …

Assam NRC authority seeks re-verification of citizens’ list
3 years, 7 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, 7 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 …

In Assam and Bengal, the BJP’s contrasting approach to CAA-NRC
3 years, 9 months ago

In Assam and Bengal, the BJP’s contrasting approach to CAA-NRC

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party ’s dilemma regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens in election-bound West Bengal and Assam became obvious on Tuesday when the party released its manifesto for the Assam elections. The party’s national president JP Nadda, while releasing the poll manifesto in Assam, said CAA cannot be changed through a state legislation and …

Assam Election: CAA unlikely to be major poll issue as not all see Act detrimental to state, say experts
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam Election: CAA unlikely to be major poll issue as not all see Act detrimental to state, say experts

Firstpost  

In December 2019, a vast swathe in Assam erupted in vociferous protests against the Citizenship Act, 2019, fuelling speculation about the future of the BJP-led coalition government in the state. Almost one-and-a-half years later the issue has not fizzled out with the All Assam Students’ Union relaunching the agitation against the controversial law and the Opposition Congress leaving no stone …

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Waiver of farmer debts, identification of immigrants in Congress manifesto
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Waiver of farmer debts, identification of immigrants in Congress manifesto

The Hindu  

Waiving off the debts of farmers and beginning the process of identification of illegal immigrants topped the list of promises in the Congress manifesto that former party president Rahul Gandhi released in Guwahati on Saturday. The Congress pledged to take steps to solve the problem of illegal immigrants based on the March 25, 1971 cut-off date as prescribed in the …

Plea To Provide Legal Aid To NRC Excluded People In Assam: Gauhati High Court Issues Notice To UOI, State Government
3 years, 10 months 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 …

To oust BJP, Congress begins 'Save Assam' campaign with CAA as core poll issue
3 years, 10 months ago

To oust BJP, Congress begins 'Save Assam' campaign with CAA as core poll issue

India Today  

As the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 is back in political discourse in Assam with elections to its assembly just weeks away, Congress has made it the party's core issue to "save" the poll-bound state. A team of the Congress, headed by Deputy leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Gaura Gogoi, MP Pradyut Bordoloi, Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Ripun Bora, …

Congress will never implement CAA if voted to power in Assam: Rahul
3 years, 10 months ago

Congress will never implement CAA if voted to power in Assam: Rahul

Deccan Chronicle  

Sivasagar: Accusing the BJP and RSS of dividing Assam, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that his party will protect every principle of the Assam Accord and will never implement the Citizenship Act if voted to power in the state. Addressing his first public rally in Assam ahead of the assembly elections due in March-April, Gandhi said that the …

Assam NRC list of August 2019 not final, state coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma tells Gauhati High Court
4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 1 month 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 …

Explain Inclusion Of 'Undeserving' Individuals In Assam National Register Of Citizens: Gauhati High Court Directs NRC Coordinator [Read Order]
4 years, 2 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 …

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

CAA Challenge: SC Issues Notice In Fresh Batch Of Petitions, Tags Them With 160 Pending Pleas Seeking Similar Prayer
4 years, 7 months ago

CAA Challenge: SC Issues Notice In Fresh Batch Of Petitions, Tags Them With 160 Pending Pleas Seeking Similar Prayer

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of of Citizenship Act, 2019.A bench comprising Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna & Hrishikesh Roy while issuing notice to the batch of petitions, tagged them along with the other 160 petitions pending considering before the top Court.Advocate. The Supreme Court on …

Fear of statelessness haunts thousands rejected by NRC in Assam
4 years, 9 months ago

Fear of statelessness haunts thousands rejected by NRC in Assam

The Hindu  

The fear of statelessness among in Assam has a name now. The number is a reference to Ms. Begum, who submitted 15 documents, including PAN card, land revenue receipt and bank passbook but did not pass muster for the Gauhati High Court to overrule the order of a Foreigners Tribunal declaring her a foreigner of the “post-March 1971 stream”. But …

Harish Salve's arguments expose fault lines in 'unconstitutionality' of CAA; narrative against Act built on a mythical NRC
4 years, 10 months ago

Harish Salve's arguments expose fault lines in 'unconstitutionality' of CAA; narrative against Act built on a mythical NRC

Firstpost  

If we accept one positive discrimination conferred by the Indian Constitution on minorities based on religious classification, it is spurious to claim that allowing for a similar positive discrimination in favour of another identifiable group is unconstitutional In his written testimony at the USCIRF hearing on citizenship rights and religious freedom — held in Washington on Wednesday to haul India …

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