SC Extends Assam NRC Deadline To Aug 31; Rejects Centre's Prayer For Re-Verification Of Inclusions [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended the deadline for publication of final National Register of Citizens(NRC) for Assam from July 31 to August 31.This was based on the request by the State NRC Coordinator Prateek Hajela. The NRC Coordinator had pointed out that the NRC process has hit a roadblock in view of the recent floods in Assam, and requested for extension. The bench of CJI Ranjan...