SC moved for changes in SOP of NRC in Assam
New Delhi, Sep 10, 2019 (IANS):
n impleadment application was filed in the Supreme Court, seeking to suggest changes in a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the adjudication of appeals by the Foreigners Tribunals for those excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam.
The impleadment application said changes in SOP will provide a provision for change in the legacy persons as errors have taken place due to confusion created by a large number of identical names.
It has been filed by the Assam-based Brahmaputra Valley Civil Society through advocate Satya Mitra, which works for the uplift of the poor and for the enforcement of their social, economic and cultural rights.
But the petitioner said the list of eligible documents for the purpose of legacy and linkage would remain the same as per prescribed modalities of NRC updation. It has also suggested that the appellants might submit additional admissible legacy and linkage documents if considered necessary by them in support of their appeals.
It has also suggested a campaign to educate the applicants about the requirements of the appeal process, essential documents and evidence that will be considered in support of their appeals.
The petitioner said in 2018 the central government in consultation with State NRC Coordinator Prateek Hajela framed the SOP for disposal of claims and objections in the updation of NRC 1951 in Assam.
It said around 300 Foreigners Tribunals, set up by the Assam government, are expected to start operating from September 1, and if the SOP was not settled there would be lack of uniformity in the functioning of tribunals.