Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 684 · Decided 17 May 2019
Abdul Kuddus v. Union of India and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 684 · [2019] 8 S.C.R. 669
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5012/2019
- Decided
- 17 May 2019
- Bench
- RANJAN GOGOI, DEEPAK GUPTA, SANJIV KHANNA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 142, 5to9, 10, 11
Headnote
Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003: Schedule, Paragraph 3(2) and Paragraph 8 - Conflict between - Citizenship status of persons in the State of Assam - Adjudication of - Held: Paragraph 3(2) deals with separate class of by the Competent Authority - Such persons cannot be included in the National Register of Citizens - Such persons cannot claim citizenship of India on the basis that he/she has been residing in the State of Assam - Whereas Paragraph 8 provides for a right of appeal to the
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