SUFIA KHATUN vs THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS. Advocate - ASSTT.S.G.I., ,SC, NRC,SC, F.T — WP(C)/1978/2019

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--Dismissed on 20th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: GAHC010060412019

Filing Number

WP(C)/3759/2019

Filing Date

18-Mar-2019

Registration No

WP(C)/1978/2019

Registration Date

25-Mar-2019

Judge

Honourable Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi , Honourable Mr. Justice Pranjal Das

Coram

Honourable Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi , Honourable Mr. Justice Pranjal Das

Category

10176 - Oders of Foreigners Tribunal/Illegal Migrant(D) Tribunal ( 238 )

Judicial Branch

Writ Section

Decision Date

20-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Dismissed

Last updated 29-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SUFIA KHATUN

    Adv. MR H R A CHOUDHURY,MRS H AHMED,MRS H AHMED, ,MR. A MATIN,MRS H AHMED

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS. Advocate - ASSTT.S.G.I., ,SC, NRC,SC, F.T

  2. 2.THE STATE OF ASSAM

  3. 3.THE DY. COMMISSIONER

  4. 4.THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

  5. 5.THE STATE CO-ORDINATOR

  6. 6.THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (B)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 20-May-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi,honourable Mr. Justice Pranjal DasView PDF

    Case Summary: Sufia Khatun v. Union of India, WP(C)/1978/2019 The Gauhati High Court dismissed Sufia Khatun's petition challenging a Foreigners Tribunal's decision declaring her a foreigner post-25.03.1971. The court upheld the tribunal's finding that Khatun failed to discharge the statutory burden of proving Indian citizenship under Section 9 of the Foreigners Act, 1946. The court noted critical deficiencies: her written statement lacked mandatory disclosures (date of birth, parents' details); voter lists showed a 25-year gap without explanation; the Gaonburah certificate was inadmissible as it was issued upon verbal request without supporting contemporaneous records; and witness testimony was inconsistent with documentary evidence. The court held that oral evidence alone, unsupported by corroborated documentary proof, is insufficient for citizenship determination in foreigners' proceedings. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 20-Mar-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Kalyan Rai Surana,honourable Mrs. Justice Susmita Phukan KhaundView PDF

  4. 21-Jan-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Kalyan Rai Surana,honourable Mr. Justice Anjan Moni KalitaView PDF

  5. 09-Dec-2019

    Honourable Mr. Justice Suman Shyam,honourable Mr. Justice Parthivjyoti SaikiaView PDF

  6. 29-Apr-2019

    Honourable Mr. Justice Manojit Bhuyan,honourable Mr. Justice Manish ChoudhuryView PDF

  7. 29-Apr-2019

    Motion

    Honourable Mr. Justice Manojit Bhuyan , Honourable Mr. Justice Manish Choudhury

  8. 29-Mar-2019

    Honourable Mr. Justice Manojit Bhuyan,honourable Mr. Justice Manish ChoudhuryView PDF

  9. 18-Mar-2019

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP(C)/1978/2019

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Sufia Khatun v. Union of India, WP(C)/1978/2019 The Gauhati High Court dismissed Sufia Khatun's petition challenging a Foreigners Tribunal's decision declaring her a foreigner post-25.03.1971. The court upheld the tribunal's finding that Khatun failed to discharge the statutory burden of proving Indian citizenship under Section 9 of the Foreigners Act, 1946. The court noted critical deficiencies: her written statement lacked mandatory disclosures (date of birth, parents' details); voter lists showed a 25-year gap without explanation; the Gaonburah certificate was inadmissible as it was issued upon verbal request without supporting contemporaneous records; and witness testimony was inconsistent with documentary evidence. The court held that oral evidence alone, unsupported by corroborated documentary proof, is insufficient for citizenship determination in foreigners' proceedings. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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