2021 Statelessness & Citizenship Review Educational document (school certificate, examination certificate etc) 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 3(1) Name of the father not present on document Issued after 1971 and so invalid Issuing authority was not present in the school at the same time as the woman State emblem is embossed on document, !3’ rendering it inadmissible Gaonburah certificate !38 10 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Electoral ID card 4 1. Electoral rolls 15 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1951 NRC Affidavit clarifying discrepancy in spelling 5 1. I 2. 1. 137 Testimony by issuing authority not reliable Testifying authority not produced State emblem is embossed on document rendering it inadmissible Document issued many years after the original reference was made and is thus negated Negated by discrepancies in oral evidence Certificate issued without any corresponding record Evidence presented is dated post-1971 Unable to substantiate linkage with parents Discrepancy in age/spelling Mere submission of documents is not admissible as evidence Names of other family members not found in the voter lists Not proven in accordance with primary evidence !8? Not admissible as proof of citizenship Discrepancy in name Not considered sufficient evidence Tp contravention of the State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act 2005, Act No 50 of 2005, s 3. This act prohibits the use of the state emblem by unauthorised persons, of whom the Gaonburah is one. 138 The Gaonburah is the head of the local government in a village. Certificates issued by them are often presented as evidence of one’s residence and paternity. 139 That is, by verifying against the original roll. 252