The New Indian Express ·
SC seeks notifications on constitution of Assam Foreigners Tribunals in 117 cases
NEW DELHI: In a development with far-reaching implications for Assam's citizenship determination regime, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to bring on record the relevant notifications, constituting orders and notices pursuant to which FT (Foreigners Tribunals) references came to be registered.
A two-judge bench of the top court, headed by Justice Vikram Nath, was hearing a batch of approximately 117 matters arising from FT proceedings in Assam, where a significant issue has emerged — whether the Tribunals that declared persons as foreigners were duly constituted under law.
During the hearing on Tuesday, the top Court sought clarity on the precise notifications, orders or other instruments by which the concerned FTs were constituted and vested with authority to entertain references.
