In Brief
This Writ Petition concerning Assam involved a challenge to the potential separation of children from parents who had been granted citizenship through the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The Supreme Court obtained an undertaking from the Union of India that such children would not be separated from their parents or detained in Assam pending resolution of related applications. The Court granted the respondent-State four weeks to file replies to the interlocutory applications, thereby balancing the need for procedural progress with the protection of children's fundamental rights and family integrity.
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