WP(C) 5594/2009 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE IA ANSARI Heard Mr. AR Sarkar, learned counsel for the petitioners, and Mr. P Roy, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, appearing on behalf of the respo ndents. By order, dated 06-12-1988, passed in F.T. Case No. 224/1988, by the learned For eigners Tribunal, Nagaon, it has been held that the petitioners had entered into Assam, between 01-01-1966 and 25-03-1971, from East Pakistan and since then, th ey had been residing at Village Mikirbheta, P.O. Mikirbheta, Nagaon, and have be en 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 b e entitled to have his name included in any electoral roll for any Assembly or P arliamentary constituency at any time before the expiry of the said period of te n years. The petitioners were detected and declared to be foreigners within the meaning o f Section 6A(3) by the learned tribunal’s order, dated 06-12-1988. Consequently, their names ought to have been registered in terms of the provisions of Section 6A(3). This has, admittedly, not been done. The order, dated 06-12-1988, remained without being challenged by the petitioner s and have, therefore, attained finality. Apprehending that they may be deported from India, the petitioners have, now, filed this writ petition under Article 2 26 of the Constitution of India, seeking, inter alia, necessary directions to be issued to the respondents, particularly, the respondent No. 3, to register, in terms 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 petitioners shall, in terms of the provisions of Section 6A(3), be registered by the respondent No. 3, namely, Foreigners Reg istration Officer, Nagaon, and, upon registration, the petitioners’ 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.