'Absurd To Say Passport Is Not Citizenship Proof': Justice Dhulia Questions SIR Process

Justice Dhulia says passport should prove citizenship, calls voter document rules ‘exclusionary politics’

Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia has sharply criticised the ongoing voter list revision process, saying the requirement f

Passport regulates departure, not citizenship proof, says MEA amid SIR row; under 8% hold one

That clarification, offered on Tuesday by MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, has landed in the middle of a charged political debate over what

Passport regulates departure, not proof of citizenship: Centre

Centre clarifies passport's role amid citizenship proof debate; less than 8% of Indians have one

Supreme Court to examine whether persons deleted from voter list in SIR can be denied welfare schemes

Justice Bagchi noted that the Supreme Court’s Bihar SIR judgment established that the ECI cannot decide citizenship for voting rights and mu

Beyond the passport: The legal ambiguity of Indian citizenship

A recent government statement sparked controversy by clarifying that passports are only travel documents. This article explores the legal co