Latest Court Verdicts
Indian Citizenship for Sri Lankan Refugee Couple’s Daughter
The Chennai High Court has ordered the central government to consider granting Indian citizenship to a girl born to a Sri Lankan Tamil refugee couple who came to Tamil Nadu.
The central government stated that only children born in India after July 1, 1987, with at least one Indian parent are eligible to apply for Indian citizenship.
The petitioner was not only born in India and married to an Indian but is also the mother of a 9- year-old Indian child. Having lived in Tamil Nadu with her family for 37 years, it is meaningless for officials to ask her and her parents to go to Sri Lanka to obtain documents.
Therefore, the Ministry of Home Affairs should allow the petitioner to apply for Indian citizenship online. The central government should legally consider that application and make an appropriate decision.
Until then, the central government has been ordered not to deport the petitioner and her parents from India, and the case has been closed.
Non Resident Indian
An Indian citizen who is residing outside India and holds an Indian passport.
Person of Indian Origin
A person whose any ancestors was an Indian nationals and who is presently holding another country’s citizenship. (other than Pakistan, Bangaladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Afghanistan. China and Nepal). The PIO scheme was rescinded w.e.f. 09-01-2015
Overseas Citizen of India Card Holder
It is an immigration status permitting a foreign citizen of Indian origin to live and work in the Republic of India indefinitely. (Except the citizen of Pakistan and Bangladesh). There are no voting rights for an OCI card holder.
