SC directs start of submitting claims for inclusion in NRC from September 25

A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the claims for inclusions in NRC would be backed by 10 identity documents which were permitted by the court on Wednesday.

People wait in a queue to check their names on the final draft of the state's National Register of Citizens after it was released at an NRC Seva Kendra in Assam. (File | PTI) 

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the commencement of the process of submitting claims for inclusion of names in Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft list from September 25.

A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the claims for inclusions in NRC would be backed by 10 identity documents which were permitted by the court on Wednesday.

The entire process of making claims for inclusion in NRC will last 60 days, the court said.

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