The process of NRC update was started in Assam following a Supreme Court order in 2013 and since then, the top court has been closely monitoring the entire process.
Morigaon: People check their names after the final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) of Assam was published, at a computer centre in Morigaon on Aug 31, 2019. (File Photo: IANS)
Assam government has notified setting up of 200 more appellate Foreigners’ Tribunals for hearing of appeals of people excluded from the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) which came out on August 31
The facilities, to be set up in all the 33 districts of the state, will be in addition to the existing 100 Foreigners’ Tribunals (FTs), according to an official release.
The appeal against exclusion from the NRC must be filed in the quasi-judicial tribunals within 120 days of the publication of the final NRC. The Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal has assured that people excluded from the list will get enough time to file their appeals and be heard at the FTs. “As long as the appellant’s plea remains sub-judice with the Foreigners’ Tribunal, he or she cannot be treated as a foreigner,” Sonowal said.
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If a person fails to get justice at Tribunal level he/she can approach the High Court and then even the Supreme Court. However, if a person is excluded from the final NRC list and loses his/her case at the Tribunal, faces a possible arrest and chances of being transferred to detention centre.
The final NRC was released on August 31 with 19,06,657 of the total 3,30,27,661 applicants excluded and 3,11,22,004 included.
The process of NRC update was started in Assam following a Supreme Court order in 2013 and since then, the top court has been closely monitoring the entire process.
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