Citizenship - Proof Beyond All Reasonable Doubt Not Needed In Foreigners Tribunal : Gauhati HC [Read Judgment]

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2 March 2020 6:45 AM IST

  • Citizenship - Proof Beyond All Reasonable Doubt Not Needed In Foreigners Tribunal : Gauhati HC [Read Judgment]

    Strict rules of evidence not applicable in Tribunal.

    The Gauhati High Court has observed that proof beyond all reasonable doubt is not needed in Foreigners Tribunal for establishing citizenship.The Court held so while allowing a writ petition filed by 65-year old Idrish Ali to set aside an order passed by Foreigners Tribunal Jorhat which declared him to be a foreigner. Before the Tribunal, the petitioner had produced 11 documents, including...

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