Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 38 · Decided 9 January 1996
National Human Rights Commission v. State of Arunachal Pradesh and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 38 · [1996] 1 S.C.R. 278
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 720/1995
- Decided
- 9 January 1996
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, S.C. SEN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21, 32
Headnote
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION v. STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH AND ANR. JANUARY 9, 1996 B [A.M. AHMADI, CJ. ANDS. C. SEN, J.] Constitution of India : Article 21-Chakmas settled in Arunachal Pradesh-Persecution of by • c local people in order to force them to leave the State-Held, State is bound to 7, 8, 9, I 0, 1I, I 2·-Citizenship by registration-Chakmas settled in Arunachal Pradesh for over two decades-Applications by them for citizenship-Held, authority to register a person as a citizen o.f India is vested with the Central Government-Collector or Deputy Collector of area
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