The Supreme Court of India, on Monday, called for a “fair, lawful and reasonable process” to determine citizenship status in the country. While setting aside the Gauhati High Court’s judgement, which upheld declarations of 27 appellants as foreigners, the top court called for a process which holds the significance of the status.
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As per a report by Live Law, the matter was heard by a bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta, who remanded the 27 appeals and cases to the concerned Foreigners Tribunals for fresh adjudication.
“Citizenship and foreigner status occupy a field of high constitutional and legal significance,” the Court observed, as per the legal daily.
However, the top court also noted that the determination of citizenship status must be made through a “fair, lawful and reasonable” process.
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