Meghalaya HC urges Centre to allow citizenship to Hindus from Pak, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
Guwahati, Dec 12 (IBNS): The Meghalaya High Court has urged the Prime Minister, Union Law minister and Parliament to bring a legislation to allow citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, Christians, Khasis, Jaintias and Garos, who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, without any documents.
Justice SR Sen on Monday has given the 37-page judgement while disposing of a petition filed by Amon Rana who was denied domicile certificate.
The judgement stated that Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Christians, Parsis, Khasis, Jaintias and Garos are tortured even today in the three neighbouring countries and they have no place to go.
The Meghalaya High Court has directed the Centre’s Assistant Solicitor General, Meghalaya High Court to hand over the copy of the judgment to the Prime Minister, Union Home and Law ministers for their perusal and necessary steps to bring a law to safeguard the interest of the communities.
They may be allowed to come at any point of time to settle in India and government may provide rehabilitation properly and declare them citizens of India.
Similar principle to be adopted for those Hindus and Sikhs who are of Indian origin and presently residing abroad to come to India at any time as they like and they may be considered automatically as Indian citizens, the court said.
The Court expects that the Union government will take a conscious decision to protect the innocent Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhist, Parsis, Christians, Khasis, Jaintias and Garos who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and who are yet to come as well as from abroad.
Stating that it was ‘highly illogical, illegal and against the principle of natural justice’, the Meghalaya High Court said Hindus who entered India during partition are still considered foreigners.
(Reporting by Hemanth Kumar Nath)
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