The record
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- The Arunachal Pradesh government introduced mandatory requirements for government jobs including a Permanent Residence Certificate, Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe status, and indigenous language proficiency.
- A public interest litigation filed by the Lekang Indigenous Right Forum challenges these rules on constitutional grounds.
- The Gauhati High Court has ordered the state government to provide an official response by November 5.
- The legal challenge addresses concerns about the impact on long-term residents and the potential infringement of equality rights.
What to watch next
- State government affidavit submission due by November 5.
- Potential court ruling on the constitutionality of the new recruitment criteria.
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Tadak Nalo
social activist and Arunachal Frontier Tribal Front chairman
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“non-APST petitioners from Lekang circle belonging to communities including Moran, Deori, Adivasi, Kachari and Tai Ahom had challenged the policy.”
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…raised in the PIL was available at the time of filing this report. Reacting to the development, social activist and Arunachal Frontier Tribal Front (AFTF) chairman Tadak Nalo, in a social media post, claimed that non-APST petitioners from Lekang circle belonging to communities including Moran, Deori, Adivasi, Kachari and Tai Ahom had challenged the policy. Nalo said his team would approach the advocate general and other authorities and take steps to safeguard what he described as indigenous tribal rights. He also sought clarity on the status of non-APST communities…
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Named India · Arunachal Pradesh Government · Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission · Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board · All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union · Arunachal Frontier Tribal Front · Arun Dev Choudhury · Ashutosh Kumar · Gauhati High Court · Lekang Indigenous Right Forum · Pema Khandu · Tadak Nalo
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