USHA RANI DAS vs THE UNION OF INDIA AND 6 ORS. Advocate - ASSTT.S.G.I., ,SC, ELECTION COMMISSION.,SC, NRC,SC, F.T — WP(C)/6885/2019

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--Dismissed on 09th June 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: GAHC010222882019

Filing Number

WP(C)/13514/2019

Filing Date

10-Sep-2019

Registration No

WP(C)/6885/2019

Registration Date

12-Sep-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

09-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Dismissed

Last updated 10-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.USHA RANI DAS

    Adv. MR S C DAS

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE UNION OF INDIA AND 6 ORS. Advocate - ASSTT.S.G.I., ,SC, ELECTION COMMISSION.,SC, NRC,SC, F.T

  2. 2.THE STATE OF ASSAM

  3. 3.THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

  4. 4.THE SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR NRC

  5. 5.THE SPECIAL COUNSEL OF FOREIGNERS TRIBUNAL

  6. 6.THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (B)

  7. 7.THE DY. COMMISSIONER

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 09-Jun-2026

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

    Case Summary: WP(C)/6885/2019 - Usha Rani Das v. Union of India Court Decision: The Gauhati High Court dismissed Usha Rani Das's petition challenging a Foreigners Tribunal's decision declaring her a foreign national. The court upheld the tribunal's June 2019 order, finding insufficient documentary linkage to her claimed Indian-citizen father despite her testimony and electoral roll evidence. Key Reasoning: While the court acknowledged her father's 1971 electoral roll entry and citizenship registration certificate as proof of his Indian citizenship, it found the petitioner failed to adequately prove her parentage. Marriage and Gaonbura certificates establishing this link lacked proper corroboration—the issuing authorities didn't testify, and documents weren't proved per legal standards. The court held that linkage evidence requires proper documentary proof supplemented by examined witnesses, not unverified certificates alone. Outcome: The petition stands dismissed, though the petitioner may seek relief under the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 19-Feb-2020

    Honourable Mr. Justice Manojit Bhuyan,honourable Mr. Justice Parthivjyoti SaikiaView PDF

  4. 19-Feb-2020

    Motion

    Honourable Mr. Justice Manojit Bhuyan , Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia

  5. 19-Dec-2019

    Honourable Mr. Justice Manojit Bhuyan,honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra SaikiaView PDF

  6. 10-Sep-2019

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP(C)/6885/2019

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP(C)/6885/2019 - Usha Rani Das v. Union of India Court Decision: The Gauhati High Court dismissed Usha Rani Das's petition challenging a Foreigners Tribunal's decision declaring her a foreign national. The court upheld the tribunal's June 2019 order, finding insufficient documentary linkage to her claimed Indian-citizen father despite her testimony and electoral roll evidence. Key Reasoning: While the court acknowledged her father's 1971 electoral roll entry and citizenship registration certificate as proof of his Indian citizenship, it found the petitioner failed to adequately prove her parentage. Marriage and Gaonbura certificates establishing this link lacked proper corroboration—the issuing authorities didn't testify, and documents weren't proved per legal standards. The court held that linkage evidence requires proper documentary proof supplemented by examined witnesses, not unverified certificates alone. Outcome: The petition stands dismissed, though the petitioner may seek relief under the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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