Supreme Court Admits Plea Seeking Full Re-Verification of Assam NRC
The court sought responses from central and state authorities following allegations that the 2019 register contains large-scale errors.
Overview
- The bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Atul S. Chandurkar admitted the writ petition and issued notices to the Union government, the Assam government, the state NRC coordinator and the Registrar General of India.
- Former state NRC coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma filed the plea seeking a comprehensive re-verification of the entire NRC, arguing the 2019 list is not final or authentic.
- The court asked all respondents to file their replies before the next hearing.
- Senior advocate Manish Goswami, representing the petitioner, said the plea seeks a complete re-check to deliver an error-free citizens’ register.
- Context from Assam’s earlier stance notes a call for partial checks—20% in border districts and 10% elsewhere—after the 2017–19 update initially left about 40 lakh off the rolls, later reduced to around 20 lakh.