4. Violations of Natural Justice and the Right of Due Process There is a systematic, widespread, and consistent pattern of violations of due process and natural justice in Assam’s citizenship determination process. Both the Foreigners Tribunals and the Gauhati High Court have enabled this dismal state of adjudication. The High Court has entrenched norms that erode fair trial rights—such as denying summons, refusing to entertain challenges to flawed inquiries, and adopting arbitrary evidentiary standards—while the Foreigners Tribunals 86 routinely disregard even these inadequate safeguards. The result is a broken system that gravely undermines constitutional guarantees in determining citizenship.