Gauhati High Court grants bail to Md. Sanaullah and issues notice to centre, state government, NRC authority

A division bench of the Gauhati High Court has issued notice to the Union government, Defence ministry, state government, NRC authority, Investigating Officer Chandramal Das and other respondents while hearing a writ petition filed by the family members of the ex-army.

The bench has also granted interim bail to Md. Sanaullah.

52-year-old Md. Sanaullah, who retired who retired from the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) of Indian Army as an honorary Lieutenant on May 31, 2017 was arrested by the Assam police’s Border wing after the Foreigners’ Tribunal No 2 at Boko in Kamrup district had declared him as a foreigner on May 23 last and sent the Kargil war veteran to a detention camp in Goalpara.

“We have filed writ petition before the Gauhati High Court for Md. Sanaullah and also file an interlocutory application. The court has issued notice to the all respondents including Union of India, State of Assam, NRC authority and private respondent inquiry officer Chandramal Das,” Advocate Sayed Burhanur Rahman said.

“I was also present in the court no 6. The court heard arguments from both sides. Advocate of the Supreme Court Indira Jaisingh had submitted all documents before the court. He (Md. Sanaullah) is a genuine Indian,” Ajmal Haque, relative of Md. Sanaullah said.

(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)