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IN THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM & ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI, SHAMIMA JAHAN
Abed Ali, S/o Lt. Abdul Jalil – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India Rep. By The Secretary, Ministry Of Home Affairs, Govt. Of India, New Delhi – Respondent
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| 1. establishing family linkage through consistent documentary evidence. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 2. admissibility and evidentiary value of state-issued documents in citizenship cases. (Para 16 , 17) |
| 3. burden of proof under the foreigners' act requires verifying documentary veracity. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26) |
| 4. limited scope of judicial review over factual tribunals findings. (Para 27 , 28 , 29) |
JUDGMENT :
Shamima Jahan, J.
Heard Mr. H.R. Ahmed, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. G.Sarma, learned Standing Counsel, Home Department, Mr. P. Sarma, learned Government Advocate, Assam, and Mr N Kalita, learned counsel representing Mr. A. I. Ali, learned Standing Counsel for the ECI.
2. By this application filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged the opinion dated 05.10.2016, passed by the learned Member, Foreigners’ Tribunal No. 7, Dhubri, at Bilasipara, in FT 7th Dhubri Case No. 54/CPR/16, corresponding to FT No. 368/CPR/11, whereby the petitioner was declared a foreigner of post-25.03.1971 stream.
FACTS
3. The petitioner has stated that
The burden of proof for establishing citizenship lies on the individual, necessitating credible and coherent evidence, which must be reliable and consistent.
Citizenship requires establishing a direct, consistent bloodline linkage to an ancestor present before the specified cut-off date. Documentary evidence, such as voters' lists and residential certific....
Merely because documents were collected by petitioner during pendency of reference, it cannot be a ground to ignore same as documents have to be examined as regards the genuineness, authenticity, rel....
Claimants asserting citizenship must substantiate their claims with credible evidence, failing which their claims may be dismissed as seen in foreigner cases.
Point of law: Citizenship - Merely because a witness or a proceedee has not produced the land document, it would be sufficient to draw an adverse inference that he is not an Indian.
The burden of proving citizenship rests entirely on the proceedee. Identification documents like voter cards or certificates do not constitute conclusive proof of citizenship, and appellate courts wi....
In citizenship determination proceedings, the burden of proof lies on the individual to establish ancestral linkage through consistent, corroborated documentary evidence. Mere production of documents....
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