New Delhi: The Supreme Court on November 1 fixed December 15 as the deadline for filing of claims and objections for inclusion of names in Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC).
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also allowed claimants for Assam NRC to rely on five documents which were earlier objected to by NRC coordinator. These five documents are: NRC of 1951, voter list of 1966, voter list of 1971, refugee registration certificate till 1971 and ration card issued till 1971.
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Until now, ten legacy documents could be used for inclusion and exclusion in the draft NRC, which should have been issued by various authorities and corporations since midnight of March 24, 1971. The top court also fixed timeline for issuance of notice as January 15 to claimants and verification of documents as February 1.
The National Register for Citizens of 1951, which contains names of Indian citizens residing in Assam, is being updated since 2015. The list is being updated because of two major reasons. First is the tripartite agreement between the Manmohan Singh, Tarun Gogoi and All Assam Student Union’s to implement the Assam accord. Second, is the 2014 Supreme Court directive in response to petitions seeking enforcement of the main clause of the Accord, which was the identification and deletion of “foreigners” from the state’s electoral rolls.
(With PTI inputs)