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The division bench of Gauhati High Court observed that citizenship is an important right through which one becomes a member of a sovereign nation and questions related to it should be adjudicated on the basis of merit and hearing the matter concerned.
The present case is related to Rahima Khatun who was declared an illegal migrant of the post-1971 stream by the Foreigners Tribunal, Dhubri on 9th June 2016. The Court directed the tribunal to reconsider the decision whether she is a foreigner or not?