The Supreme Court today ordered that the process of filing of claims and objections for inclusion in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) will begin on September 25. It will remain open for 60 days..The claims can be filed based on the following ten documents:.Land documents like Registered Sale Deed, Records of land rights up to March 24, 1971 (midnight).Permanent Residential Certificate issued from outside the State up to March 24, 1971 (midnight).Passport issued by the Government of India up to March 24, 1971 (midnight).Life Insurance Corporation of India Insurance Policy (LICI) of the relevant period up to March 24, 1971 (midnight).Any licence/certificate issued by any government authority of relevant period i.e. up to March 24, 1971 (midnight).Document showing service/employment under Government/Public Sector undertaking up to March 24, 1971 (midnight).Bank/Post Office Accounts of relevant period i.e. up to March 24, 1971 (midnight).Birth certificates issued by the competent authority up to March 24, 1971 (midnight).Educational certificate issued by Board/Universities up to March 24, 1971 (midnight).Records/processes pertaining to court up to March 24, 1971 (midnight) provided they are part of a processing in a judicial or revenue court..Insofar as five remaining documents (which were relied upon originally) are concerned, the Court has for the time being kept the issue open and asked NRC Co-ordinator Prateek Hajela to give his views on the permissibility of placing reliance on those five documents for claims and objections. The five documents are:.Names in NRC, 1951Names in Electoral Roll upto 24th March, 1971Citizenship Certificate; and Refugee Registration CertificateCertified copies of pre-1971 Electoral Roll, particularly, those issued from the State of TripuraRation Card.On the last date of hearing, Hajela recommended that out of the 15 documents enumerated in List A of the report, only 10 will be accepted as valid documents to prove and establish legacy..The matter is now listed for hearing on October 23..Read the order below.
The Supreme Court today ordered that the process of filing of claims and objections for inclusion in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) will begin on September 25. It will remain open for 60 days..The claims can be filed based on the following ten documents:.Land documents like Registered Sale Deed, Records of land rights up to March 24, 1971 (midnight).Permanent Residential Certificate issued from outside the State up to March 24, 1971 (midnight).Passport issued by the Government of India up to March 24, 1971 (midnight).Life Insurance Corporation of India Insurance Policy (LICI) of the relevant period up to March 24, 1971 (midnight).Any licence/certificate issued by any government authority of relevant period i.e. up to March 24, 1971 (midnight).Document showing service/employment under Government/Public Sector undertaking up to March 24, 1971 (midnight).Bank/Post Office Accounts of relevant period i.e. up to March 24, 1971 (midnight).Birth certificates issued by the competent authority up to March 24, 1971 (midnight).Educational certificate issued by Board/Universities up to March 24, 1971 (midnight).Records/processes pertaining to court up to March 24, 1971 (midnight) provided they are part of a processing in a judicial or revenue court..Insofar as five remaining documents (which were relied upon originally) are concerned, the Court has for the time being kept the issue open and asked NRC Co-ordinator Prateek Hajela to give his views on the permissibility of placing reliance on those five documents for claims and objections. The five documents are:.Names in NRC, 1951Names in Electoral Roll upto 24th March, 1971Citizenship Certificate; and Refugee Registration CertificateCertified copies of pre-1971 Electoral Roll, particularly, those issued from the State of TripuraRation Card.On the last date of hearing, Hajela recommended that out of the 15 documents enumerated in List A of the report, only 10 will be accepted as valid documents to prove and establish legacy..The matter is now listed for hearing on October 23..Read the order below.