Petition points out that Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003, give power to the local registrar to mark 'doubtful citizens' from the NPR.
Muslim women hold up placards during a protest against CAA and NRC, in Prayagraj, Allahabad, on Friday. Pic/PTI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice on a petition challenging the Union ministry's notification for preparation of National Population Register (NPR). A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India said that the matter would be taken along with the batch of anti-CAA petitions on January 22.
It is pointed out in the petition that Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003 give power to the local registrar to mark "doubtful citizens" from the NPR.
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The petition filed by Bengal-based teacher Israrul Hoque Mondal and 19 others states that the rules do not provide for any express grounds to deem a citizenship doubtful. "Thus, the doubtfulness of citizenship is left to the personal bias and discretion of the local registrar", the petition says. It is argued that citizenship can be deprived of only under Sections 9 and 10 of the Citizenship Act 1955. Power granted to an officer to mark 'doubtful citizens' is arbitrary and unreasonable. "Given the poor levels of education and high levels of migration across states, probability of not having the means to furnish particulars as required under the Citizenship Rules is very high", the petition says.
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