The Gauhati High Court has rejected a petitioner's attempt to prove his citizenship with 16 documents.
The court, in its judgment on June 30, noted, Though the petitioner has exhibited 16 documents as exhibits, the same does not help the petitioner to establish that he has been able to discharge his burden as required under Section 9...to prove that he is not a foreigner but an Indian citizen.
The case was filed by Aminul Hoque, who challenged a February 2019 order of the Foreigners Tribunal, Guwahati.
The tribunal had declared him a foreigner.
He submitted documents like the 1951 National Register of Citizens (NRC), voter lists from 1966-2017, land purchase documents from 1973, PAN card, voter IDs, and school certificate to prove his citizenship.
