JUDGMENT AND ORDER (CAV)

(Shamima Jahan, J.)

Heard Mr. M. H. Ahmed, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Ms. A. Verma, learned Standing Counsel, Home Department, Ms. R. B. Bora, learned Government Advocate, Assam, Mr. A. I. Ali, learned Standing Counsel for the ECI; Mr.S.K.Medhi, learned CGC appearing for the Union of India.

2. By this application filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged the legality and validity of the impugned opinion dated 22.03.2019, passed by the learned Member, Foreigners’ Tribunal No. 5th, Darrang, Mangaldoi, in Case No. FT (V) No. 976 of 2016, corresponding to SP Enquiry No. 8897/98, by which the petitioner was declared as a foreigner of post-25.03.1971 stream.

FACTS

3. The case of the petitioner is that he had enough documents and had also adduced oral evidence in his defence, to prove that he is not a foreigner, but the same were rejected by the learned Tribunal by the said order, as stated above. The petitioner states that in the 1996 Voters’ List, the name of his father was reflected being resident of Village-Garakhat, Part No. 49, Mouza-Pub-Dalgaon, P.S- Dalgaon, in the district of Darrang.