In Brief
The Supreme Court examined petitions relating to the National Register of Citizens (NRC) up-gradation process in Assam and border fencing on the Indo-Bangladesh border. The Court held that an order of the Gauhati High Court should not halt the NRC up-gradation process; the State Coordinator must continue scrutiny of all claims for inclusion in the NRC and publish the draft NRC, with claims based on document No. xiii kept in abeyance. The Court directed disclosure of the status report to contesting parties and established oversight mechanisms for border fencing construction and NRC fund allocation.
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