The Legal Quagmire
The lead editorial “Citizen’s Burden” (28 June 2026) aptly sums up the illogicality of demanding multiple proofs from ordinary citizens for establishing their citizenship.
The lead editorial “Citizen’s Burden” (28 June 2026) aptly sums up the illogicality of demanding multiple proofs from ordinary citizens for establishing their citizenship.
Last week the Republic said something true about itself, and the nation recoiled. The Ministry of External Affairs clarified on Passport Seva Divas that a passport is a travel document and not a document of citizenship. The statement was legally unimpeachable.
When the government insists that an Indian passport is not proof of Indian citizenship, something more than a legal clarification is at stake.
The Centre has clarified that an Indian passport is not conclusive proof of citizenship, saying the legal position has remained unchanged for years and is backed by the Passports Act and Bombay High Court rulings.
The application filed by petitioner-Dr. Ashok Kumar Behera-was rejected on the ground that he was unauthorizedly absent since 28 September 2013 and three departmental proceedings were pending agains
More foreign passport holders, including American citizens, are expected to cross from Gaza into Egypt via the Rafah border crossing point as mediatory talks continue in Qatar.
A playful twist of fate has left Donato Frattaroli in a tricky situation just days before his wedding in Italy.…
A pall of gloom had descended on the family of actress Chrisann Pereira after the Sharjah Central Jail declined to release her passport and is not contemplating 'deporting' her to India, her mother said here on Friday.
In Chandigarh, police verification for passports can now be done within a week with the launch of the mPassport Police app on Friday. The app was inaugurated by the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh, Banwarilal Purohit today.
Former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy has filed a reply in the Delhi Court, opposing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's application seeking NOC for issuance of a fresh ordinary passport
