Not yet a legal document, Assam’s Foreigners’ Tribunal declares NRC as ‘final’

A Foreigners’ Tribunal in Assam’s Karimganj district has recognised the National Register of Citizens (NRC) published on August 31, 2019 as the ‘final NRC’ while declaring a man to be an Indian citizen.

A Foreigners’ Tribunal in Assam’s Karimganj district has recognised the National Register of Citizens (NRC) published on August 31, 2019 as the ‘final NRC’ while declaring a man to be an Indian citizen. However, the Registrar General of India (RGI) has yet to issue a notification to make Assam’s NRC a legal document.

The ruling came while the Foreigners’ Tribunal (FT) was hearing a case against one Bikram Singha of Jamirala village under Patharkandi police station in Karimganj district, whose name appeared in the NRC list.