Immigration

Immigration and Foreigners Rules
Legislation UpdatesRules & Regulations

These rules replace decades-old laws to modernize visa, registration and deportation procedures.

Foreigners Act 2025
Legislation UpdatesNotifications

This Act replaced 4 laws to streamline the immigration process and enhance national security.

US Birthright citizenship
Case BriefsForeign Courts

Donald Trump, upon becoming the 47th President of the United States of America, passed an Executive Order No. 14160 within “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship”.

UIA Seminar
Events/WebinarsNews

The Union Internationale des Avocats (‘UIA’) has organized a two- day seminar on the theme ‘India Ahead: Exploring legal, regulatory and geopolitical updates impacting FDI in the world’s fastest growing economy’. The seminar will be held at the Delhi International Arbitration Centre (‘DIAC’), Delhi High Court, on 29th and 30th March, 2025.

Section 6A of Citizenship Act
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Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, permits foreign migrants of Indian origin who entered Assam between 01-01-1966, and 25-03-1971, to apply for Indian citizenship. This provision was introduced in 1985 as part of the Assam Accord, an agreement between the Government of India and leaders of the Assam movement, which aimed to address the concerns over illegal immigration from Bangladesh

Leave to Remain Art. 8 European Convention on Human Rights UK SC
Case BriefsForeign Courts

In the instant case, the Court noted that the respondent’s own conduct thwarting the attempts by the Home Secretary to remove him to Belarus should be considered as a highly material factor for the purposes of the relevant proportionality analysis under Art. 8 of ECHR.

Rwanda Policy migrants
Case BriefsForeign Courts

The Supreme Court took the decision to uphold the Court of Appeal’s findings regardless of the political debates surrounding the Rwanda Policy.

nepal supreme court on same-sex
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The Government was directed to consider the Report made by an expert panel in 2015 which had recommended recognition of same-sex relationships.

Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court opined that the present case would fall under the Office Memorandum which stated that “where there is no cognizable offence under IPC and other penal laws, the LOC subject cannot be detained/arrested or prevented from leaving the country.”

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In view of the situation arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India had taken a series of steps to

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Fateh Deep Singh, J. granted anticipatory bail to the petitioner, the father of the bride, while observing that marriages

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Supreme Court: Expressing displeasure over the absence of Assam Chief Secretary Alok Kumar during a hearing on the plea seeking humane treatment

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Supreme Court: The bench of Ranjan Gogoi, CJ and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ has directed the Centre to provide the details of the functional

Case BriefsForeign Courts

Supreme Court of United Kingdom: In the matter concerning the interpretation of Section 83 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, Lord

Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In the present case the bench of  R.F.Nariman, J., and Ranjan Gogoi, J.,delivered a landmark judgment touching upon various issues