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Nation / Wed, 08 Jul 2026 Live Law

'Citizenship Must Be Decided First': Calcutta High Court Remarks While Declining Relief To Man Denied Passport Over SIR Exclusion

The Calcutta High Court's circuit bench at Jalpaiguri, on Tuesday, declined to grant relief to a petitioner whose passport application was kept on hold after his name was deleted from the electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), holding that the question of his citizenship would have to be decided first.Justice Kausik Chanda disposed of the writ petition by requesting the...

The Calcutta High Court's circuit bench at Jalpaiguri, on Tuesday, declined to grant relief to a petitioner whose passport application was kept on hold after his name was deleted from the electoral roll during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), holding that the question of his citizenship would have to be decided first.Justice Kausik Chanda disposed of the writ petition by requesting the...

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