GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court found no infirmity on error in the instructions issued by the state coordinator for National Register of Citizens (NRC) in his letters dated 2nd May 2018 and 25 May 2018, where he had instructed that names of siblings of “Declared Foreigners” (DFs) to be kept on hold till decision is rendered from the foreigners tribunals.
The orders were challenged and a writ petition was filed by one Azizul Haque. The writ petition was accordingly dismissed today by the Gauhati High Court.
The Gauhati High Court on 2nd May 2017 observed that once a person is declared to be a foreigner, it would be only the logical corollary to such declaration that his brothers and sisters and other family members would also be foreigners.
Complying to the court’s observations, state coordinator for NRC issued a letter on 2nd May 2018 to all deputy commissioners (DCs) of Assam regarding eligibility status of brothers, sisters and other family members (declared foreigners’ siblings) of persons declared as foreigners by the foreigner tribunals (FTs).
The NRC coordinator, on 25th May 2018, again issued a letter clarifying who should be put on hold. According to his letter to all the DCs, the persons whose references (cases referred to FTs) are made by the border police will be put on hold.
