Supreme Court Clarifies “Originally Inhabitants of Assam” in NRC: Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha vs. Union of India (2017)

Can the term “originally inhabitants of the State of Assam” create a superior class of citizens during the National Register of Citizens (NRC) process? The Supreme Court of India addressed this question in a recent judgment. This case clarifies that the NRC is solely based on citizenship, not on whether someone is an original inhabitant […]

Supreme Court Clarifies “Originally Inhabitants of Assam” in NRC: Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha vs. Union of India (2017) Read Post »