Woman's name excluded from NRC: SC issues notice, says no steps be taken for her deportation
New Delhi, Sep 24: The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and the Assam government on a plea filed by a woman, who was declared a foreigner and her name was excluded from the final National Register of Citizens (NRC), and directed that no steps be taken for her deportation.
A bench of justices D Y Chandrachud and Hima Kohli agreed to hear the plea filed by the woman who has challenged the June 2019 verdict of the Gauhati High Court.
The high court had dismissed her petition, thereby affirming the June 2017 order of the Foreigners Tribunal, Bongaigaon, declaring her to be a foreigner who had illegally entered India from Bangladesh after March 25, 1971.
Advocate Pijush Kanti Roy, appearing for the woman, told the apex court that all the other members of the petitioner's family were, however, included in the NRC.
"Issue notice, returnable in three weeks," the bench said and posted the matter for hearing on October 17.
"Till the next date of listing, no steps shall be taken for the deportation of the petitioner," the apex court said in its order passed on Friday.
The petitioner has claimed that she is a citizen of India by birth.
The plea said the parents, siblings and husband of the petitioner are all citizens of India.
"The petitioner is a citizen of India by birth and entire family members of the petitioner from the side of her parents as well as her in-laws have been declared as Indian citizen by the competent authority," her plea said.
"However, the tribunal as well as the division bench of Gauhati High Court without looking into various exhibited documents have declared the petitioner as foreigner, which has resulted in serious miscarriage of justice," it said.
It said that in the draft NRC, the name of the petitioner along with her entire family members was appearing.
However, in the final NRC published by the competent authority, name of entire family members, except her, have been included thereby declaring them as Indian citizen, the plea said.
It said the petitioner had produced series of documents in support of her citizenship but neither the tribunal nor the high court relied on them and dismissed her case.
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Vijay says no to CM convoy until swearing-in: TVK
Chennai (PTI): TVK chief Vijay declined to accept the police convoy vehicles provided to Tamil Nadu chief minister as per protocol until his swearing-in, the party said on Thursday.
A police official confirmed that the CM convoy vehicles provided to him "as per protocol" following the announcement of the Assembly election results were returned and have not been withdrawn.
The official also said that arrangements were in place for the swearing-in ceremony.
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) clarified that its party founder Vijay had "personally requested that the convoy vehicles be returned". In a statement here, the TVK said: "Vijay conveyed that he would accept the official chief minister-level security only after forming the government with a decisive mandate".
Four convoy vehicles assigned to Vijay on May 4 after his TVK secured 108 seats in the Assembly polls returned from his residence following his request.
Even on May 6, the police had deployed security near his Panaiyur residence and in front of the Lok Bhavan here when Vijay called on Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to stake his claim to form the government. Vijay did not use the government vehicle to meet the Governor.
