Twitter
Advertisement

Submit district-wise NRC list of excluded people: Supreme Court

Court directs coordinator Hajela to make it available to public by Aug 20

Latest News
article-main
FacebookTwitterWhatsappLinkedin

The Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) coordinator was on Thursday directed by the Supreme Court to place before it the data of district-wise percentage of population excluded from the NRC draft in the state.

To that end, it directed the state NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela to make available the copies of draft NRC at all panchayat offices so that public can access it easily. The apex court also said that the claim and objection forms on the Assam NRC issue will be made available to the general public from August 20.

The bench, while seeking response of all the stakeholders, included All Assam Students Union, All Assam Minority Students Union, on the Centre’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on the NRC issue.

It also said that the receipt of claim and objection forms from the public will commence on August 30.

On August 14, the Centre had informed the apex court that biometric details of 40 lakh people filing claims and objections with respect to the NRC will be collected and distinct IDs will be created.

It said that after the publication of the final list of NRC, those people whose names will figure in it will be given usual Aadhaar number as applicable to legal residents in the country.

On July 31, the apex court had made it clear that there will be no coercive action against the people, whose names do not figure in NRC as it was merely a draft. 

The court posted the matter for further hearing on August 28.

Top Court Seeks

It directed state NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela to make available the copies of draft NRC at all panchayat offices so that public can access it easily 
Also said claim and objection forms on the NRC issue will be made available to the general public from August 20

Find your daily dose of news & explainers in your WhatsApp. Stay updated, Stay informed-  Follow DNA on WhatsApp.
Advertisement

Live tv

Advertisement
Advertisement