Supreme Court of India
Sirajul Hoque v. The State of Assam & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that it is not possible to state that Kematullah is not the same despite being named Kefatullah in some of the documents.
Judgment, page 3
From the headnote
Foreigners’ Act, 1946: s.9 – Burden of proof – Citizenship status of proce edee – Appellant declared foreigner by the Foreigner’s Trib unal holding that there was discrepancy in the name of the grandfather – Upheld by the High Court – On appeal held: Appellant’s great grandfathe r’s name and father’s name appear the same throughout the document – However, only discrepancy is found in grand father’s name – In some of the documents Kefatullah later became Kematullah and i n NRC Registration details of the year 1971, grandfather noted to be Kefatullah – Appellant also produced Permanent Account
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