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Citizenship

Case BriefsForeign Courts

Pak SC | Pakistani citizen has right to hold citizenship of certain other countries, but such citizen not eligible for election as Member of Parliament

Supreme Court of Pakistan: The Seven-Judge Bench of Mian Saqib Nisar, HCJ and Gulzar Ahmed, Azmat Saeed, Mushir Alam, Umar Ata Bandial,

Published on February 15, 2019March 7, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Call for Papers: NLSIR Special Issue on Migration, Refuge and Citizenship (Vol. 31(2))

Reported by Apurva Singh

Published on January 8, 2019January 8, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

Amended Section 2 of the South African Citizenship Act, 1995 not to be applied retrospectively; citizenship by birth granted: South Africa HC

High Court of South Africa, Western Cape Division: This application was brought before N.P. Boqwana, J., seeking an order to declare DPB

Published on November 21, 2018January 4, 2019By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Gram Panchayat Certificate not a ‘private document’, Can be used to establish legacy linkage

Supreme Court: In the issue relating to admissibility of the certificate issued by Gram Panchayat Secretary as a proof of citizenship, the

Published on December 5, 2017December 8, 2017By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Progeny of Tibetans, born in India on/after 26.01.1950 & before 01.07.1987, are Indian citizens; entitled to benefits & privileges available to Indian citizens

Meghalaya High Court: While considering three petitions addressing the issue wherein the petitioners (they being children of Tibetan parents and born in

Published on March 18, 2017March 31, 2017By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

High Court denies Aadhar as proof of citizenship

Calcutta High Court: While deciding a case where it was contended by the petitioner that Aadhar card was proof of his citizenship,

Published on December 28, 2016January 3, 2017By Saba
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Foreign LegislationLegislation Updates

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2015

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was introduced in Lok Sabha on 27-02-2015. The objective of the Bill is to further amend the Citizenship

Published on March 11, 2015October 29, 2015By Sucheta
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The Citizenship (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015

On 06-01-2015, the President of India promulgated the Citizenship (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015. The objective of the Ordinance is to amend the Indian

Published on January 14, 2015October 29, 2015By Sucheta
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