Supreme Court of India

Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [2017] 12 S.C.R. 79
Bench Ranjan Gogoi and R. F. Nariman JJ.
Decided 5 December 2017

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, we do not find any reason to issue any direction or clarification as to the meaning of the term "originally inhabitants of the State of Assam" as sought for in the present Writ Petitions and the Interlocutory Application(s) which. are accordingly disposed of in terms of our directions and observations as above.

Judgment, page 6

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