‘OCI card valid docu for services’
TIMES NEWS NETWORK 25.05.2025
Chennai : Madras high court has ruled that Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card is a valid identity document that could be used to access govt services in India. According to the notification (SO 585(E)) issued by the Union govt, state govts should ensure that OCI registration booklets are treated as identification for any services rendered to them, Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy stated in arecent order.
Court issued the order while allowing a plea by Manel Amrithkala, who sought direction for Egmore tahsildar to process her application for legal heirship concerning her husband, S Subramaniam, who died on March 5. The petitioner claimed that she lives abroad with her two sons and, therefore, does not possess an Aadhaar card or any other identity document. Since Union govt has issued a notification to treat OCI card as valid identity document, she approached court to process her application.
Agreeing with her submissions, the court directed the state govt to treat the OCI card as a valid identity document and process her application for legal heirship in physical mode, as the online portal does not permit OCI cards.
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