Delhi High Court
LEGAL SUBJECT
Immigration and Citizenship Law
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30 ARTICLES
Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court bars deportation of Bangladeshi woman until her pending CAA citizenship application is decided
The appellant was convicted by the ACJM, Bongaon, under Section 14 of the Foreigners Act and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 10,0002 MIN READ↗
Chhattisgarh High Court
Passport authorities must assess birth-date corrections against birth certificates and issue reasoned decisions.
The petitioner’s passport recorded his date of birth as 19 December 1999, whereas he claimed his correct date of birth was 19 December 2000, as shown in his birth certificate and Class 10 marksheet.2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Minor’s Indian citizenship does not lapse when father later becomes a British citizen, Madras HC rules
The petitioner, a minor born in Salem on 23 January 2016, sought renewal of his passport, which was due to expire on 4 October 2026. His father, acting for him, stated that he acquired United Kingdom citizenship on 7...3 MIN READ↗
Gauhati High Court
Citizenship plea dismissed after Gauhati HC finds forged pleadings and a tampered affidavit filed to mislead the court; order sent to Bar Council
The petitioner challenged a Foreigners Tribunal opinion dated 10 October 2018 declaring him a foreigner who had entered India after 25 March 1971.3 MIN READ↗
Gauhati High Court
Oral testimony alone cannot discharge a proceedee’s Section 9 burden without cogent documentary linkage evidence.
The petitioner challenged the Foreigners Tribunal No. 1, Barpeta’s opinion dated 20 August 2018 declaring her a foreigner who entered Assam after 25 March 1971.2 MIN READ↗
Gauhati High Court
Oral testimony alone cannot discharge a proceedee’s Section 9 burden absent documentary linkage to Indian-citizen ancestors.
A Foreigners Tribunal declared the petitioner a foreigner who entered India after 25 March 1971.2 MIN READ↗
Gauhati High Court
Citizenship claims require cogent documentary evidence linking the claimant to an Indian ancestor.
The petitioner challenged the Foreigners Tribunal’s opinion dated 3 March 2020 declaring her a foreigner who entered India after 25 March 1971.2 MIN READ↗
Gauhati High Court
Pending criminal case alone cannot block passport reissue after trial-court approval, Gauhati High Court rules
The petitioner applied to re-issue his passport after its pages were exhausted.3 MIN READ↗
Gauhati High Court
Electoral rolls establish voter status but do not conclusively prove parentage or lineage.
The petitioner challenged a Foreigners Tribunal opinion dated 22 October 2018 declaring him a foreigner who entered Assam from Bangladesh on or after 25 March 1971.3 MIN READ↗
Gauhati High Court
Foreigners Tribunal ‘representations’ must disclose foundational facts; unchallenged testimony alone does not prove citizenship, rules Gauhati High Court
The petitioner challenged a Foreigners Tribunal opinion dated 19 May 2017 declaring her a foreigner who entered India after 25 March 1971.2 MIN READ↗
Gauhati High Court
The proceedee bears the burden of proving Indian citizenship under Section 9 of the Foreigners Act.
The petitioner challenged the opinion of Foreigners Tribunal No. 7, Barpeta, which declared him a foreigner of the post-25 March 1971 stream.2 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Delhi HC rejects US-convicted sex offender’s visa plea, citing his conviction and concealment of an earlier case
Petitioner No. 1, formerly an Indian citizen and later a U.S. citizen, was denied entry at Delhi airport in December 2022 after arriving on an e-visa and was deported to Dubai.2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Authorities must deport convicted Bangladeshi nationals within 30 days after completion of their sentence.
The appellants, A5 and A18 in the case, were among 25 persons found by Palladam police at a house in Tiruppur on 19 June 2025.3 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Convicted Bangladeshi nationals must be deported within 30 days of completing their sentence.
The appellants were among 25 persons found at a house in Tiruppur on 19 June 2025.2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Madras High Court directs Bangladeshi nationals to be deported within 30 days of completing their sentences
On 19 June 2025, police found 25 persons, including the appellant, staying at a house in Tiruppur. The prosecution case was that they were Bangladeshi nationals who had entered India without valid travel documents; Ba...3 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Two Bangladeshi nationals must be deported within 30 days of completing their prison terms, Madras High Court rules
During a police patrol in Tiruppur on 5 December 2023, the appellants were apprehended and allegedly admitted, with the assistance of a Bengali-speaking contractor, that they were Bangladeshi nationals who had entered...3 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Madras High Court directs authorities to deport convicted Bangladeshi family and their children within 30 days of sentence completion
The appellants, two men and one woman, were apprehended in Tiruppur with two children.3 MIN READ↗
Himachal Pradesh High Court
Birth in India before 1 July 1987 confers citizenship under Section 3.
The petitioner sought a passport, relying on a birth certificate recording that she was born on 3 May 1972 at Patlikuhl, Manali, Himachal Pradesh.2 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Valid visa does not guarantee entry: Delhi HC upholds refusal to admit Turkmen woman after 53 business-visa visits to India
Petitioner No. 1, a Turkmenistan citizen, arrived in India on 25 March 2026 holding a valid passport and Business Visa.2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Pregnant Sri Lankan woman given 60 days to solemnise a valid marriage; deportation barred during that period
The petitioner, a Sri Lankan national, entered India on an e-Tourist Visa valid from 14 May to 13 June 2026.2 MIN READ↗
Madras High Court
Visa applicant must pursue the regular visa process, with humanitarian circumstances considered expeditiously.
The petitioner, a Ukrainian citizen residing in Auroville, sought a visa for his daughter, Olha Bondar, to visit her 87-year-old grandfather in India, who was receiving medical care for cardiac illness and a fractured...2 MIN READ↗
Gauhati High Court
FIR alone cannot block passport processing unless a criminal court has taken cognizance, Gauhati High Court says
The petitioners applied for passports under the Tatkal Scheme. Following adverse police verification reports identifying four FIRs concerning petitioner no. 1 and one FIR concerning petitioner no. 2, the Regional Pass...2 MIN READ↗
Gauhati High Court
Unlinked legacy records and unsupported oral testimony do not discharge the proceedee’s Section 9 burden.
The petitioner challenged the opinion dated 28 February 2023 of Foreigners Tribunal No. 4, Goalpara, which declared her a foreigner who entered India after 25 March 1971.2 MIN READ↗
Gauhati High Court
Section 9 places the burden of proving Indian citizenship on the proceedee.
The petitioner challenged the Foreigners Tribunal, Jorhat’s opinion dated 26 May 2023 declaring her a foreigner who entered India after 25 March 1971.2 MIN READ↗
Gauhati High Court
Voter-list entries alone do not prove familial linkage to pre-1971 residents.
The petitioner challenged, under Article 226 of the Constitution, a Foreigners’ Tribunal opinion declaring him a foreigner of the post-25 March 1971 stream.2 MIN READ↗
Gauhati High Court
Under Section 9, the proceedee bears the burden of proving Indian citizenship.
The petitioner challenged the opinion dated 22.04.2022 of the Foreigners Tribunal, 5th, Goalpara, which declared her a foreigner who entered India after 25.03.1971.3 MIN READ↗
Karnataka High Court
Foreign nationals have no vested right to visa extension, which remains within sovereign discretion.
The petitioner, a Nigerian citizen pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Anesthesia Technology at Jain (Deemed to be University), held a student visa extended until 31 August 2026.2 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Foreign nationals possess no enforceable right to enter India; visa issuance remains sovereign discretion.
The petitioner, an Italian national, had previously been granted a multiple-entry Indian e-Visa on 1 August 2024, permitting a continuous stay of up to 180 days without registration. His permitted period was due to ex...3 MIN READ↗
Meghalaya High Court
Bail was denied as the trial neared completion, with only one prosecution witness remaining.
The applicants, Saem Hussain and Mafuzur Rahman, Bangladeshi nationals, were accused in Nonghyllam P.S. Case No. 09 of 2025, subsequently registered as Sessions Case No. 11 of 2025.2 MIN READ↗No articles match these filters.