The Gauhati High Court held that NRC extracts are not admissible to prove Indian citizenship — census-derived records cannot be received as evidence under Section 15 of the Census Act, 1948 — and upheld a Foreigners' Tribunal declaration.
On 17 October 2024, a five-judge bench upheld Section 6A of the Citizenship Act 4:1, validating the 25 March 1971 Assam Accord migration cut-off, with Pardiwala J dissenting.