Long stay not pass to citizenship, rules HC
Mom Of 3 To Be Deported To Sri Lanka
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:22.07.2018
The citizenship claim of a 45-year-old Sri Lankan woman, who has been staying in India for more than 30 years, married an Indian citizen and has a valid Aadhaar card, was rejected by the Madras high court, which said she had not made any application to the competent authority for conferment of her status as an Indian citizen so far.
Sayanthi will now be deported to Sri Lanka, leaving behind her husband and their three children including the petitioner , P Divya.
On June 22, Sayanthi arrived from Milan, Italy (where she was working in a hotel). On landing at Chennai airport, she approached the immigration authorities for arrival clearance. Authorities found she had fraudulently obtained an Indian passport and previously held a Sri Lankan passport, which expired on October 11, 1994.
Since she wantonly suppressed the facts, she was denied entry to India and sent to Sri Lanka on June 23. But since she falsely claimed to be an Indian, the Lankan authorities sent her back to India the same day. On June 24 she was sent back to Sri Lanka by Indian authorities. However, Lankan immigration officials did not grant arrival clearance and requested the Indian immigration to send her back on the strength of a valid emergency travel document issued by the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission.
Accordingly, the Sri Lankan deputy high commission was asked to issue an emergency travel document to facilitate her return to Sri Lanka. On June 24, an order was issued by the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer, Chennai restricting her movement under the Foreigners Act, 1946.
Assailing the move, Sayanthi’s daughter Divya approached the high court seeking direction to the authorities to relieve her mother from detention and allow her to travel to Italy to work.
Refusing her claim, Justice T Raja said, “The claim of the petitioner that by virtue of Section 5(1)(c) of the Citizenship Act, her mother has to be treated an Indian, is far from acceptance. Although she has produced Aadhaar card, driving licence, voter identity card and marriage registration certificate of her mother, she has not made any application before the competent authority seeking conferment of her status as an Indian citizen. Above all, since Sri Lanka has admitted the status of her mother as Sri Lankan and also issued a passport inviting her to return to their country, the writ petition fails.”
SETTING STRAIGHT RULES
Mom Of 3 To Be Deported To Sri Lanka
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:22.07.2018
The citizenship claim of a 45-year-old Sri Lankan woman, who has been staying in India for more than 30 years, married an Indian citizen and has a valid Aadhaar card, was rejected by the Madras high court, which said she had not made any application to the competent authority for conferment of her status as an Indian citizen so far.
Sayanthi will now be deported to Sri Lanka, leaving behind her husband and their three children including the petitioner , P Divya.
On June 22, Sayanthi arrived from Milan, Italy (where she was working in a hotel). On landing at Chennai airport, she approached the immigration authorities for arrival clearance. Authorities found she had fraudulently obtained an Indian passport and previously held a Sri Lankan passport, which expired on October 11, 1994.
Since she wantonly suppressed the facts, she was denied entry to India and sent to Sri Lanka on June 23. But since she falsely claimed to be an Indian, the Lankan authorities sent her back to India the same day. On June 24 she was sent back to Sri Lanka by Indian authorities. However, Lankan immigration officials did not grant arrival clearance and requested the Indian immigration to send her back on the strength of a valid emergency travel document issued by the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission.
Accordingly, the Sri Lankan deputy high commission was asked to issue an emergency travel document to facilitate her return to Sri Lanka. On June 24, an order was issued by the Foreigners Regional Registration Officer, Chennai restricting her movement under the Foreigners Act, 1946.
Assailing the move, Sayanthi’s daughter Divya approached the high court seeking direction to the authorities to relieve her mother from detention and allow her to travel to Italy to work.
Refusing her claim, Justice T Raja said, “The claim of the petitioner that by virtue of Section 5(1)(c) of the Citizenship Act, her mother has to be treated an Indian, is far from acceptance. Although she has produced Aadhaar card, driving licence, voter identity card and marriage registration certificate of her mother, she has not made any application before the competent authority seeking conferment of her status as an Indian citizen. Above all, since Sri Lanka has admitted the status of her mother as Sri Lankan and also issued a passport inviting her to return to their country, the writ petition fails.”
SETTING STRAIGHT RULES
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