31 August 2019

Over 19 lakh names missing from final Assam NRC; legal options, including right to appeal in SC, open to those excluded

According to the Assam government, 19,06,657 people have been excluded from the final NRC list. Legal provisions, including the right to appeal in the Supreme Court, is open to people who have been left out.

Himanta Biswa Sarma, AASU seek re-verification of final Assam NRC list; Owaisi slams BJP, says 'myth' of illegal immigrants busted

The president of All Assam Students' Union Dipankar Kumar Nath indicated a similar disappointment over the release of the final NRC document and avowed to approach the apex court to file appeal for "rectification of these mistakes".

Assam NRC final list 2019 Updates: BJP should learn its lesson, myth of illegal immigrants busted, says Asaduddin Owaisi

Assam NRC final list 2019 LIVE Updates: Ananta Kumar Malo, the AIUDF MLA from South Abhayapuri, and his son’s name were not in the final list of NRC published today. Another person to be missing on the list of citizens was retired army officer Mohammad Sanaullah, who has been declared a foreigner in the previous draft.

Assam NRC final list released: Those excluded from citizenship list can approach Foreigners Tribunals, Gauhati High Court, Supreme Court

The people excluded from the final Assam NRC list can even approach the Gauhati High Court or even the Supreme Court in case they are unsatisfied with the response of the Foreigners Tribunal.

Assam NRC final list released: State finds 3,11,21,004 individuals eligible for inclusion, debars over 19 lakh from National Register of Citizens

The process in Assam differed from the rest of the country and is governed by Rule 4A and the corresponding Schedule of the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003. These rules have been framed as per the cut-off date of 24 March, 1971, decided as per Assam Accord.