WP(C) 5575/2009 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE IA ANSARI Heard Mr. I Uddin, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. P Roy, le arned Additional Senior Government Advocate, appearing on behalf of the responde nts. By order, dated 07-11-2002, passed in F.T. Case No. 4844/1988, by the learned Fo reigners Tribunal, Nagaon, it has been held that the petitioners had entered int o Assam, between 01-01-1966 and 25-03-1971, from East Pakistan and since then, t hey had been residing at Nagaon, and have been detected to be foreigners. Under Sub-Section (3) of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, a person, who has come to Assam on or after 01-01-1966, but before 25-03-1971, from the specif ied territory, i.e., territories included in Bangladesh immediately before the c ommencement of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1985, he shall register himself in accordance with the rules made by the Central Government, in this behalf, und er Section 18 with such authority as may be specified in such rules. Sub-Section (4) of Section 6A further lays down that a person, registered under Sub-Section (3) of Citizenship Act, 1955, shall have, as from the date on which he has been detected to be a foreigner and till the expiry of a period of ten years from th at date, the same rights and obligations as a citizen of India, but shall not be entitled to have his name included in any electoral roll for any Assembly or Pa rliamentary constituency at any time before the expiry of the said period of ten years. The petitioner was detected and declared to be foreigner within the meaning of S ection 6A(3) by the learned tribunal’s order, dated 07-11-2002. Consequently, hi s name ought to have been registered in terms of the provisions of Section 6A(3) . This has, admittedly, not been done. The order, dated 07-11-2002, remained without being challenged by the petitioner and have, therefore, attained finality. Apprehending that they may be deported from India, the petitioner has, now, filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking, inter alia, necessary directions to be is sued to the respondents, particularly, the respondent No. 3, to register, in ter ms of the provisions of law, the names of the petitioners. Considering the matter in its entirety and in the interest of justice, it is her eby directed that the names of the petitioner shall, in terms of the provisions of Section 6A(3), be registered by the respondent No. 3, namely, Foreigners Regi stration Officer, Nagaon, and, upon registration, the petitioner’s rights shall be governed by the provisions of Section 6A(4). With the above observations and directions, this writ petition shall stand dispo sed of.