Topic: NRC
SC issues notice on plea seeking completion of Assam NRC process
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in a writ petition filed by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind and the All Assam Minorities Students’ Union (AAMSU), seeking completion of the long-pending steps in the Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) process, which they alleged is violating Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution, Live Law reported.
DMK moves SC against SIR, calls it “de facto NRC,” “constitutional overreach”
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Tamil Nadu’s ruling party, has moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India’s decision to conduct a...
Bihar’s new citizenship test leaves poor and vulnerable anxious
Bihar is currently engaged in a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of its electoral rolls, an exercise initiated by the Election Commission of India (ECI)...
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says ‘illegal immigrants’ can be deported even if listed in NRC
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday asserted that suspected “illegal immigrants” could be deported to Bangladesh even if their names appear in...
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha passes resolution rejecting CAA, UCC, NRC in Jharkhand
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), during its 46th foundation day celebrations at Gandhi Maidan in Dumka on Sunday night, passed a 50-point resolution strongly opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Uniform Civil Code (UCC), and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Jharkhand.
SC seeks response from Union, Assam govts on deportation of 211 people declared “foreigners”
On Monday, the Supreme Court sought a response from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Assam State Government regarding the process by which 211 individuals, declared foreign nationals by Foreigners Tribunal and held in a transit camp in Matia, Goalpara district of Assam, will be deported.
