27/06/2024
Had the opportunity to represent Tarunabh Khaitan, Professor at Oxford on the issue of automatic termination of Indian Citizenship upon acquisition of citizenship of another country.
His case was that he has not, and does not want to, ‘renounce’ his Indian citizenship voluntarily. His citizenship has been involuntarily and automatically terminated by operation of Section 9 of the Act, 1955 upon acquisition of British Citizenship. He has challenged the ‘involuntary and automatic termination of citizenship’.
The main writ is pending before the Hon’ble Supreme Court, however, he has been asked to surrender his passport without simultaneously being required to renounce his citizenship. A very interesting case indeed.
Thanks Saif Mahmood and Amjid Maqbool for the opportunity. We were led by C.U.Singh Sir and Prashanto Chandra Sen Sir in the matter. Thanks Mayank Mikhail Mukherjee Prachi Pratap Dr. Prashant Pratap Kinjal Aggarwal for all the research.
SC allows Oxford Professor to surrender passport to Indian High Commission on plea against voluntary renouncement of Indian citizenship
