However, it was companyceded that pursuant to the directives of the Election Commission, the police had identified the areas having sub stantial presence of foreign nationals on the basis of intelligence reports.
In Delhi also similar numberices were addressed to hundreds of residents of Matia Mahal Constituencies requiring them to produce the aforestated documents.
The learned Advocate General clarified that in all letters issued in future such a statement will number be printed or typed on the reverse of the numberice.
Against the said order the petitioners of Writ Petition No.2452 of 1994 have preferred this petition seeking special leave to appeal.
That was function of the Electoral Registration Officer under Rule 2 1 A of the 1960 Rules.
The numberices issued to the persons suspected to be foreigners carried a statement to the effect that the addressee was or was number a citizen of India.
It was also clarified that the documents in support of proof of citizenship will number be companyfined to those mentioned hereinabove.
The submission that a Ration Card cannot be received in evidence was spurned by the Division Bench.
The other two writ petitions have been moved on more or less similar allegations.
Other documents having a bearing on the question of citizenship would also be entertained.
We grant special leave.
