The ongoing process of the updation of National Register of Citizens (NRC) might face yet another hitch as the Gauhati High Court on Tuesday ruled that the certificates issued by the secretary of the village panchayats cannot be regarded as Public Document.
Senior advocate of the Gauhati High Court Sayed Burhanur Rahman said a divisional Bench of the Gauhati High Court headed by Justice Ujjal Kumar Bhuyan and Justice Rumi Phukan delivered the ruling while hearing a writ petition filed by one Manowara Begum.
Some people, particularly the married women had submitted linkages certificates issued by secretary of village panchayats to ascertain linkages with their parents to get their names included in the NRC. The Government of Assam has specified 12 documents.
The development took place at a time when there is an allegation that the state government has delayed the process to update the NRC.