Tag: Assam NRC

With over 18 lakh people still denied access to essential services, questions arise about the criteria, fairness and transparency of the Assam government's recent decision to unblock Aadhaar cards for only a fraction of those affected

Ranjina Bibi claims victory after year-long battle in the Dhubri Foreigners Tribunal where she was recently declared Indian, suspension of her citizenship was overturned

CJP team of Assam brings relief to the couple after long struggle ends in victory

The harrowing journey of an Assam citizen, who was recently declared Indian by the Supreme Court, shows the dark side of the human cost and bureaucratic failures in Assam’s citizenship crisis.

With the help of the CJP legal team, Jamila received justice after 1 year and 4 months as her citizenship gets affirmed by the Foreigners Tribunal

The bench noted that there had been a serious injustice committed by the authorities since the start of the investigation while overturning the decision of the Foreigner's Tribunal and the judgment of the Gauhati High Court that had declared the appellant to be a foreigner.

The ailing husband and wife were forced to appear before a Tribunal every month on mere suspicion of being foreigners even though they claimed that due process was never followed in declaring them as suspected foreigners. CJP’s assistance finally helps them restore their citizenship.

Declared a suspected foreigner the minute she went to exercise her freedom to vote, Anjuma struggled for years to regain her citizenship. Now finally, after years of struggle, CJP helps Anjuma regain her lost citizenship.

In the middle of charges of corruption, malpractice, and delays with regards to the NRC process, former state coordinator of the NRC, Assam civil servant Hitesh Dev Sarma, who is said to be close to the BJP, wrote a letter to PM Modi highlighting various irregularities he discovered in the NRC procedure.

The Supreme Court has also sought the response from the Assam government and ECI within 3 months. In the meantime, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner – the court directed