Family Lineage Claim Rejected; Hussain Ali Declared Foreigner Who Entered After 1971 under Foreigners Act, 1946: Gauhati High Court
Hussain Ali, son of late Astullah Sheikh @ Asadullah Sheikh, resident of Bamundanga Part-II under Goalpara district of Assam, approached the Gauhati High Court by filing a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. He challenged the judgment dated 26.12.2016 passed by the Foreigners’ Tribunal (4th), Goalpara, which had declared him a foreigner who entered India after 25.03.1971, the cut-off date under Assam citizenship laws. Reference and…
