Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Pre-1971 settlers are Indians: Meghalaya HC

In a historic judgment, the Meghalaya High Court in report to Wednesday said that the settlers who migrated to Indian northeastern let in of Meghalaya from the subsequently East Pakistan by now 24 March 1971 should be treated as Indians, media reports statement.

The court plus said that the settlers should be enrolled in the voters list, the Times of India reported from Meghalaya's capital city of Shillong.

The judgment was based just about a petition by on severity of 40 refugees who were originally from Bangladesh, who were denied enrolment in the electoral roll by the district administration citing their citizenship as doubtful, The parable said that these refugees hailing from Amjong village heavy the Assam-Meghalaya partner in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district moved the High Court after their citizenship certificates were seized by the deputy manager. 

Justice SR Sen, in his 15 May order, directed district deputy commissioner Pooja Pandey to recompense the seized certificates to the petitioners and enroll them in the voters list early the neighboring-door elections. 

Justice Sen said there was an promise in the midst of the two countries as to who should be allowed to stay and who should be deported publication to Bangladesh.

"It is clearly understood that the forefathers of the petitioners entered India much since 24 March 1971. As such there is no ask of deporting them at this stage by now they have acquired the right of remaining rehabilitation in Amjong village," he said. 

Ruling out the contention that they were Bangladesh citizens, the court said there was no scope for their deportation and directed the establish perspective and the Center not to make miserable them, but to have the funds for them proper rehabilitation.

The come clean handing out had earlier argued that the petitioners and their forefathers were not remaining citizens and were rehabilitated temporarily by the autonomous district council.

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