Gauhati High Court Reverses Interim Relief for Lok Sabha MP Naba Sarania in ST-P Status Case

The Gauhati High Court has overturned a previous single-judge bench order that granted interim relief to Lok Sabha MP Naba Sarania in a case concerning his Scheduled Tribe (Plains) (ST-P) status. Sarania, who has represented Assam’s Kokrajhar Lok Sabha seat since 2014, had contested a decision by the State Level Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) declaring him not a member of the ST(P) community. The two-judge bench, led by Chief Justice Vijay Bishnoi, set aside the interim order and scheduled the writ petition for final disposal, emphasizing the urgency due to the upcoming polls on May 7. Sarania’s argument that he belonged to the Boro Kachari community, granted ST (P) status, was at the center of the legal dispute.