Supreme Court gives Assam Government two weeks to respond to pleas against foreigner declaration orders
The Supreme Court of India has granted the Assam government two weeks to respond to petitions challenging the declaration of five women as illegal foreigners. This follows a recent court verdict emphasizing the need for fair and lawful citizenship determination processes.
Why it matters
The case is central to the ongoing legal and humanitarian debate regarding citizenship verification and deportation procedures in Assam.
The Supreme Court has granted two weeks to the Assam government to file its responses on pleas challenging orders declaring five women as foreigners who allegedly entered the state illegally.
A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order after the counsel appearing for the Assam government sought time to file counter-affidavits in the five petitions.
"As prayed, two weeks' time is granted to the counsel for the respondent—State of Assam to file vakalatnama and counter affidavit(s) in all the cases. List after two weeks," the Bench said in its July 16 order.
On June 5, the top court had ordered status quo on the deportation of the petitioners while agreeing to hear their pleas challenging separate orders of the Gauhati High Court.
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