Supreme Court of India

Rofiqul Hoque v. The Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 6 S.C.R. 569
Bench Sanjay Karol and Manoj Misra JJ.
Decided 18 May 2025

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, if the Tribunal and the High Court held that the appellant could not discharge his burden of proving that he is not a foreigner, the view taken by them cannot be held perverse, or manifestly erroneous, or unreasonable, as to warrant interference under Article 136 of the Constitution of India.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Once the name of the appellant stands included in the draft NRC, whether the order of the Tribunal, declaring him a foreigner, and of the High Court, affirming the order of the Tribunal, be sustained. Headnotes† Foreigners Act, 1946 – s.9 – Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003 – r.4A(4) – Appellant was declared foreigner by the Foreigners Tribunal – The High Court upheld the findings of the Tribunal – Whether the findings returned by the Tribunal and the High Court suffer from any legal infirmity as to warrant an

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