Tag: Declared Foreigner

Assam detention camps tighten rules, leaving families struggling to visit loved ones detained in Matia transit camp

As authorities make it harder for families to meet detainees, CJP offers vital assistance amid deepening isolation and fear; meanwhile, the Supreme Court mandates surprise inspections to assess living conditions at the Matia camp

CJP Victory: Indian woman regains citizenship, rejoices with CJP

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.

Assam: Fourteen persons despatched to detention camp, families left frantic

CJP Team Assam has been on ground, offering para-legal aid and moral support after 14 people were detained during a routine check on October 31, 2023.

Standing Strong: CJP aids Dalit woman labelled as ‘Doubtful Citizen’

Marginalised, struck with poverty, Assam woman from a Dalit community on the verge of despair as citizenship crisis looms over her

Abandoned by legal counsel CJP stands by woman suspected of being a foreigner

In April 2022, a 'Suspected Foreigner' notice was served to her by the Chirang Foreigner Tribunal

CJP helps a Muslim daily wage earner falsely suspected of being a foreigner prove her citizenship

CJP legal team produced linkage certificates, voter lists with her name and land deeds in order to clear her name

Gauhati HC sets aside ex parte order declaring woman as a foreigner after her death

The court granted relief to her son, whose citizenship was being suspected due to this faulty order that was passed after his  mother’s demise; the court deemed it unsustainable

Assam: A 78 year old widow rendered stateless is declared Indian in Bongaigaon with the help of CJP

CJP Impact: A 78 year old widow rendered stateless is declared Indian, Bongaigaon, Assam

Supreme Court comes to the aid of woman facing deportation in Assam

Putting a stay on the order of deportation, Supreme Court has directed the Assam government to file a reply explaining how Bhanu could be a foreigner if her parents, husband and siblings are Indians

Once declared citizen, a person cannot be declared foreigner by FT as per Res Judicata: Gauhati HC

Order comes as a relief to people who had been dragged to FTs multiple times

Cannot invoke sec 482 CrPC for accused who admitted being foreigner at trial stage: Gauhati HC

The accused produced birth certificate before the HC which he failed to submit at trial stage

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