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SC gives Centre, Assam six weeks to file NRC ID card replies
The Supreme Court has given the Centre and the Assam government six weeks to file counter affidavits on petitions demanding the issuance of NRC identity cards. The final NRC list was published…
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court has given the Centre and the Assam government six weeks to file counter affidavits on petitions demanding the issuance of NRC identity cards. The final NRC list was published in August 2019, but authorities have not issued cards to the 3.11 crore people included in it, nor given rejection slips to the 19 lakh excluded. Petitioners Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, the All Assam Minority Students' Union and the Assam Sankhyalaghu Sangram Parishad argued this makes the process incomplete and unconstitutional. The court also tagged a separate petition by former NRC coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma, which seeks re-verification of the list, with the pending cases.
The Indian Opinion
The usual narratives around the NRC oscillate between calling it a finished exercise and a deliberate mess. The truth is that six years after publication, neither ID cards nor rejection slips have been issued. This is administrative failure, not a political one. The petitioners, including Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, have a point. But the court also tagged a petition seeking re-verification, suggesting the list itself is contested. The key test: will the Centre and Assam file their affidavits within six weeks, or will this stretch into another year?
Sources (2): thefederal.com, assamtribune.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
