The Supreme Court today (July 2) directed the Assam Government to publish the second and final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) on or before July 30, thus extending the earlier deadline of June 30 by a month. NRC authorities updating the citizen’s register had failed to meet the deadline earlier set by the apex court following the devastating deluge that inundated several NRC sewa kendras leading to disruption of the update process.
#BREAKING | Publish second and final #NRC draft on or before July 30, SC tells #Assam Government. SC also asks State Chief Secretary, DGP to review security of NRC State Coordinator Prateek Hajela and file Action Taken Report within 7 days.
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A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising justices Ranjan Gogoi and Fali Nariman also directed the State Government and NRC authority not to include the names of family members of declared foreigners, families of D Voters and those whose cases are being heard by foreigners’ tribunals in the second and final draft.
The apex court has also reportedly asked State Chief Secretary TY Das and DGP Kuladhar Saikia to review the security of NRC State Coordinator Prateek Hajela and file an Action Taken Report within 7 days.
#UPDATE : SC tells #Assam Government not to include family members of declared foreigners, those included as D Voters as well as families of those whose cases are being taken up by foreigners' tribunals in second and final #NRC draft. https://t.co/B4PH94O9Gr
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