OCI/NRI LATEST JUDGMENTS

Kulvir Singh v. Union of India & Anr.

2014 SCC OnLine Del 7206, decided 17 December 2014, W.P.(C) 4574/2014, with connected W.P.(C) 5480/2014 and W.P.(C) 7109/2014. Justice Vibhu Bakhru. Rajiv Gupta Advocate appeared for the petitioners in W.P.(C) 4574/2014 (Kulvir Singh) and W.P.(C) 5480/2014 (Inderdeep Chumber). The Court set aside passport restrictions imposed because the petitioners had sought political asylum abroad, holding that the asylum applications alone did not establish likely activity prejudicial to India’s sovereignty and integrity.

OKECHUKWU FRANCIS CHIBUIKE VS. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. W.P.(C) 5353/2025 is the Writ Petition where Rajiv Gupta Advocate represented the Petitioner as his OCI was being considerably delayed. During pendency of the writ petition itself, he got his OCI card.

FIRDAUS KAUSER VS. UNION OF INDIA W.P.(C) 1678/2016 was yet another Writ Petition in Delhi High Court where Rajiv Gupta Advocate represented the Petitioner and the relief of passport was granted to her based upon above judgment of Kulvir Singh. It was another Political Asylum case.

Apart from this, there are were multiple writ petition filed by Rajiv Gupta Advocate and relief of passport in political asylum cases was granted by the court.

Now there are appeals and writ petitions pending regarding the revocation of passport in the cases where the Petitioners reissued their Indian Passport after getting their foreign citizenship. Thus their passport was revoked and surrender certificate was not issued. Because of this reason, they are not able to apply for the OCI card. The outcome is awaited.

OCI: Union of India v. Bahareh Bakshi, 2024 INSC 646 — considered whether an estranged Indian spouse’s presence is required when a foreign spouse applies for OCI registration. Supreme Court judgment
Citizenship and NRC: In Re: Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, 2024 INSC 789 — examined the constitutional validity of Section 6A and the Assam Accord framework. Supreme Court case record
Citizenship by descent: Union of India v. Pranav Srinivasan, 2024 INSC 792 — considered citizenship claims involving birth abroad and the Citizenship Act. Case details
Foreigners and fundamental rights: National Human Rights Commission v. State of Arunachal Pradesh, (1996) 1 SCC 742; AIR 1996 SC 1234 — affirmed protection of life and liberty for Chakmas and directed action against threats and forcible eviction. Supreme Court judgment
Cross-border child custody: Surya Vadanan v. State of Tamil Nadu, (2015) 5 SCC 450 — addressed a habeas corpus petition involving children and custody proceedings in the UK. Supreme Court judgment
Cross-border child custody: Ruchi Majoo v. Sanjeev Majoo, (2011) 6 SCC 479 — considered Indian court jurisdiction and the welfare of a child in an international custody dispute. Judgment