Tag: Foreigners Tribunals

“Nothing but an abuse of the process of law”: SC bars second Foreigners Tribunal case against same person, reinforces finality of citizenship verdicts

In Tarabhanu Khatoon v. Union of India, the Supreme Court quashed a second Foreigners Tribunal case by terming it as an abuse of process, reinforcing legal finality and protecting citizens from arbitrary harassment

Assam Citizenship Crisis: Family forced to prove deceased member’s citizenship

Deceased individual receives suspected foreigner notice; unattended court hearing poses potential legal complications for family

EXCLUSIVE: Bulk FIRs targets Assamese Indians through Passport Act cases, new assault on Citizenship rights: Assam

A bulk FIR naming 250 locals in Assam’s Chirang district, many of whom had been falsely accused and declared Indians by Foreigners Tribunals earlier, warn of a fresh form of assault by the state on marginalised sections

Saheba Bibi’s fight for justice: CJP takes on her case to prevent statelessness

Over the past few weeks, CJP has brought to...

Citizens for Justice and Peace intervenes as Assam beggar receives FT notice

CJP assists FT notice recipients Halima Bibi and disabled husband in citizenship battle

Triple Jeopardy! CJP wins legal battle for a Muslim daily wager who, after twice having proven his citizenship, received a third FT notice

The CJP assists another Assam resident who had received, for the third time, an FT notice for being a suspected foreigner and wins! The constitutional battle against arbitrary legal malpractice for the marginalised continues

Gauhati HC hears Res-Judicata plea in petitioner’s case, citing dual proceedings in same court

The divisive bench remands the case back to Foreigners’ Tribunal deeming the first order as unreasoned

CJP helps another Assam resident prove his citizenship!

Lakhan Das, who was served his FT notice in February 2021, blesses CJP for their constant support

I’m grateful to CJP for defending my citizenship: Mujafar Hosen

The 63-year-old had been served a Suspected Foreigner notice by the Assam Border Police and asked to appear before a Foreigners’ Tribunal

CJP helps Bengali Hindu defend Indian citizenship in Assam

Mohan Roy’s parents were fleeing religious persecution in Bangladesh, when they sought refuge in India; they were naturalized and became Indian citizens subsequently

CJP’s intervention saves another Indian in Assam

FT declares woman Indian citizen by birth after CJP helps her defend her citizenship

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