ORDER

Date : 13-11-2018

This order will dispose of both Review petition No.4/2018 and WP(C) [suo-moto] No.4/2018.

We have heard Mr. MU Mahmud, learned counsel for the review petitioner, Munnaf Ali @ Monnaf Ali @ Abdul Munnaf as well as for respondent No.1, Md. Bajer Ali; Mr. TJ Mahanta, learned Senior Counsel for the Gauhati High Court; Mr. J Payeng, learned Special Counsel, Foreigners Tribunal; and Mr. AI Ali, learned counsel for Election Commission of India. Also heard Ms. S Khanikar, learned counsel appearing for the State Coordinator, National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Review petitioner Md. Munnaf Ali @ Monnaf Ali @ Abdul Munnaf was declared to be a foreigner, who had illegally entered into India (Assam) from Bangladesh after 25.03.1971 by the Foreigners Tribunal, Chirang in Case No.BNGN/FT/2759/2007 vide order dated 30.10.2015.

Review petitioner assailed the legality and correctness of the order dated 30.10.2015 before this Court by filing WP(C) No.409/2016. The said writ petition was dismissed by this Court after a full length hearing vide order dated 30.08.2017.

It is seen that review petitioner thereafter filed Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No.31105/2017 before the S