Citizenship
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
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
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
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,
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
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