Satyendar Jain had been granted interim bail for six weeks on medical grounds on May 26, which was subsequently extended multiple times. However, the Supreme Court's recent ruling denied a further extension, emphasizing the concurrent findings of the trial court and high court regarding the case.
According to Saikia, the Rules violate Article 14 of the Constitution, which guarantees equality to all individuals, irrespective of their citizenship status. He argues that differentiation based on religious grounds, especially in matters related to citizenship, is unconstitutional.
The IUML was among the first to challenge the law in 2019, arguing that excluding Muslims from the list of those eligible for citizenship violates the right to equality under Article 14 of the Constitution.