Tag: Citizenship

From Permanent Refuge to Perpetual Limbo: Why Sri Lankan Tamil refugees remain without citizenship even as electoral assurances reshape belonging in Bengal

Four decades after the 1983 exodus, thousands of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees remain classified as foreigners despite generations of residence in India — even as citizenship becomes a visible electoral assurance in Bengal through CAA-linked mobilisation

Bombay High Court orders immediate release of 18-year-old detained for father’s citizenship status

Vacation bench says detention of Indian-born girl unjustified; invokes principles of due process, liberty, and jurisdictional restraint under Foreigners Act and May 2025 Central Government Resolution

Matleb Ali declared Indian by Tribunal, ending a long fight to prove his identity

With CJP’s intervention, the 10 th Foreigners Tribunal in Dhubri recognised Matleb Ali’s Indian citizenship, restoring his dignity and ending his battle against wrongful suspicion of foreigner status

“Nothing but an abuse of the process of law”: SC bars second Foreigners Tribunal case against same person, reinforces finality of citizenship verdicts

In Tarabhanu Khatoon v. Union of India, the Supreme Court quashed a second Foreigners Tribunal case by terming it as an abuse of process, reinforcing legal finality and protecting citizens from arbitrary harassment

Triumphant Win for CJP: Jamila Khatoon, Assamese Bengali Muslim, officially recognised as Indian Citizen

With the help of the CJP legal team, Jamila received justice after 1 year and 4 months as her citizenship gets affirmed by the Foreigners Tribunal

“Authorities cannot arbitrarily accuse people of being foreigners or initiate an investigation without a substantial basis” states Supreme Court while reinstating citizenship of a...

The bench noted that there had been a serious injustice committed by the authorities since the start of the investigation while overturning the decision of the Foreigner's Tribunal and the judgment of the Gauhati High Court that had declared the appellant to be a foreigner.

MHA grants citizenship to applicants from West Bengal, Haryana, Uttarakhand; number of those granted citizenship not revealed

This is the second time since notification of CAA rules that citizenship have been granted to people; development comes as West Bengal goes to polling on June 1, 2024

CJP brings relief to a family’s struggle for their lost identity in Assam

CJP’s team once again comes to the aid of a family that was repeatedly affected by the Assam’s citizenship crisis after a year-long legal battle

Standing Strong: CJP aids Dalit woman labelled as ‘Doubtful Citizen’

Marginalised, struck with poverty, Assam woman from a Dalit community on the verge of despair as citizenship crisis looms over her

Over 87,000 Indians renounced their citizenship till June this year: Lok Sabha

Data provided during the ongoing monsoon season of the Parliament by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar showed Indians renouncing their citizenship, states “our approach is to tap diaspora networks and utilise its reputation for national gain”

CJP extends support to 67-year-old woman from Assam who had resigned to her fate

Samiran Bibi, who had received a D voter notice, found herself in a helpless situation for an extended period of time until CJP's Team Assam stepped in to assist

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