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"Process Should Be Fair": Supreme Court Protects Individuals Declared Foreigners In Assam
The Supreme Court's judgement emphasised judicial fairness over state interests in citizenship cases, addressing ongoing litigations and procedural issues in Assam's Foreigners Tribunals.
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"Doomsday Moment": 19 Illegal Immigrants Caught In Assam Sent To Bangladesh
At a time when anti-India protests are being held in Bangladesh in the aftermath of activist Sharif Osman Hadi killing, the Assam Police and Border Security Force (BSF) have carried out a joint operation and sent 19 illegal immigrants to Bangladesh
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No Decision To Drop Foreigners Tribunal Cases Against Non-Muslims: Himanta Sarma
Mr Sarma said the state government has allowed withdrawing cases from the Foreigners Tribunal against two communities - Koch Rajbongshi and Gorkha.
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Assam To Withdraw Foreigner Tribunal Cases Against Indigenous Koch-Rajbongshi Community
In an unprecedented move, the Assam government has decided to withdraw cases against members of the Koch-Rajbongshi community which are pending in the Foreigners Tribunals.
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After Legal Battle Of 6 Years, Assam Woman Regains Her Indian Citizenship
A 50-year-old Assam woman, who was declared an illegal migrant from Bangladesh due to her mismatch names in voters' lists, has now regained her Indian citizenship after a six-year long legal battle.
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Foreigners' Transit Camp In Assam Receives First Batch Of 68 Detainees
The first batch of 68 people declared foreigners by the Foreigners' Tribunal was moved to the newly built Assam's biggest detention centre, officially known as Transit Camp in Goalpara district.
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No Second Hearing Once A Person Is Declared Citizen: Gauhati High Court
The Foreigners' Tribunal bench of Gauhati High Court indicated Thursay that once the tribunal has declared someone to be an Indian, the same person can't be declared a non-Indian if brought before it a second time.
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"Targetted Since I'm Muslim": Assam Woman Out After 2-Month Detention
A 55-year-old woman in Assam - held in a detention centre inside Tezpur Jail for two months on grounds she is an undocumented foreigner - has been released after the Gauhati High Court reversed a contentious decision by tribunal court in March.
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Woman Declared Indian Now Called Foreigner. Court Pulls Up Assam Tribunal
A Foreigners' Tribunal's flip flop on a woman in Assam -- first declaring her an Indian and less than five years later a foreigner -- has irked the Gauhati High Court, which ordered her release from the detention camp and pulled up the tribunal.
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High Court Sets Aside Tribunal Order To Strip Assam Family Of Citizenship
The Gauhati High Court has set aside a Foreigners Tribunal's ex-parte decision to strip a family of citizenship in Assam and said such judgements affect the fundamental rights of a person
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Court Sets Aside Tribunal Order Declaring Assam Resident A Foreigner
The Gauhati High Court has set aside an ex-parte order of the Foreigners Tribunal declaring a Morigaon resident as a foreigner on grounds that citizenship is an important right and should be decided by the Tribunal on the basis of material evidences.
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Assam Stops Foreigners' Tribunals From Passing "Consequential Orders"
The Assam government has restricted the Foreigners Tribunal from passing "consequential orders" as the members do not have the authority and can only make "opinion" on a case.
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Court Gives Assam 45 Days To Complete Facility To House "Foreigners"
The Gauhati High Court has given the Assam government 45 days to complete the construction of a facility to house "illegal foreigners" in Goalpara district.
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Man Declared "Foreigner" By Assam Tribunal Gets High Court Relief
The Gauhati High Court has turned down an order that declared a man "foreigner" and observed that it was not necessary for the person to show linkage with all relatives mentioned in the voters' list.
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As NRC Deadline Nears In Assam, Foreigners' Tribunal Gets 221 New Members
On Tuesday, the Gauhati High Court appointed 221 new members to 100 existing and 121 new Foreigners Tribunals (FT) in Assam, in a significant development that comes with less than two weeks to go the publication of the NRC
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"Process Should Be Fair": Supreme Court Protects Individuals Declared Foreigners In Assam
The Supreme Court's judgement emphasised judicial fairness over state interests in citizenship cases, addressing ongoing litigations and procedural issues in Assam's Foreigners Tribunals.
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"Doomsday Moment": 19 Illegal Immigrants Caught In Assam Sent To Bangladesh
At a time when anti-India protests are being held in Bangladesh in the aftermath of activist Sharif Osman Hadi killing, the Assam Police and Border Security Force (BSF) have carried out a joint operation and sent 19 illegal immigrants to Bangladesh
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No Decision To Drop Foreigners Tribunal Cases Against Non-Muslims: Himanta Sarma
Mr Sarma said the state government has allowed withdrawing cases from the Foreigners Tribunal against two communities - Koch Rajbongshi and Gorkha.
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Assam To Withdraw Foreigner Tribunal Cases Against Indigenous Koch-Rajbongshi Community
In an unprecedented move, the Assam government has decided to withdraw cases against members of the Koch-Rajbongshi community which are pending in the Foreigners Tribunals.
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After Legal Battle Of 6 Years, Assam Woman Regains Her Indian Citizenship
A 50-year-old Assam woman, who was declared an illegal migrant from Bangladesh due to her mismatch names in voters' lists, has now regained her Indian citizenship after a six-year long legal battle.
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Foreigners' Transit Camp In Assam Receives First Batch Of 68 Detainees
The first batch of 68 people declared foreigners by the Foreigners' Tribunal was moved to the newly built Assam's biggest detention centre, officially known as Transit Camp in Goalpara district.
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No Second Hearing Once A Person Is Declared Citizen: Gauhati High Court
The Foreigners' Tribunal bench of Gauhati High Court indicated Thursay that once the tribunal has declared someone to be an Indian, the same person can't be declared a non-Indian if brought before it a second time.
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"Targetted Since I'm Muslim": Assam Woman Out After 2-Month Detention
A 55-year-old woman in Assam - held in a detention centre inside Tezpur Jail for two months on grounds she is an undocumented foreigner - has been released after the Gauhati High Court reversed a contentious decision by tribunal court in March.
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Woman Declared Indian Now Called Foreigner. Court Pulls Up Assam Tribunal
A Foreigners' Tribunal's flip flop on a woman in Assam -- first declaring her an Indian and less than five years later a foreigner -- has irked the Gauhati High Court, which ordered her release from the detention camp and pulled up the tribunal.
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High Court Sets Aside Tribunal Order To Strip Assam Family Of Citizenship
The Gauhati High Court has set aside a Foreigners Tribunal's ex-parte decision to strip a family of citizenship in Assam and said such judgements affect the fundamental rights of a person
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Court Sets Aside Tribunal Order Declaring Assam Resident A Foreigner
The Gauhati High Court has set aside an ex-parte order of the Foreigners Tribunal declaring a Morigaon resident as a foreigner on grounds that citizenship is an important right and should be decided by the Tribunal on the basis of material evidences.
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Assam Stops Foreigners' Tribunals From Passing "Consequential Orders"
The Assam government has restricted the Foreigners Tribunal from passing "consequential orders" as the members do not have the authority and can only make "opinion" on a case.
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Court Gives Assam 45 Days To Complete Facility To House "Foreigners"
The Gauhati High Court has given the Assam government 45 days to complete the construction of a facility to house "illegal foreigners" in Goalpara district.
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Man Declared "Foreigner" By Assam Tribunal Gets High Court Relief
The Gauhati High Court has turned down an order that declared a man "foreigner" and observed that it was not necessary for the person to show linkage with all relatives mentioned in the voters' list.
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As NRC Deadline Nears In Assam, Foreigners' Tribunal Gets 221 New Members
On Tuesday, the Gauhati High Court appointed 221 new members to 100 existing and 121 new Foreigners Tribunals (FT) in Assam, in a significant development that comes with less than two weeks to go the publication of the NRC
