CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT BILL, 2019

CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT BILL, 2019

The Citizenship Act, 1955 was amended with CITIZENSHIP AMENDMENT BILL, 2019. So basically this Act was formed on 13th December 1955 which tells us about majorly about three things: Who is the citizen of India? How to acquire the citizenship of India? How a person can lose citizenship of India? As we all about India-Pakistan […]

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DUAL CITIZENSHIP IN INDIA

DUAL CITIZENSHIP IN INDIA

Introduction Before coming to the introductory part of dual citizenship in India, it would be better to know what is meant by the term ‘citizenship’ and also to get familiar with the concept of citizenship in India. Citizenship can be said as any relationship between a person and a State to which the person owes […]

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Immigration laws

Immigration Laws in India

Immigration is an act of moving to a foreign country for long term settlement. (Immigration must not be confused with migrants, which means people moving within the country) Generally, immigration’s objective is to attain the citizenship of a foreign country. Immigration Laws in India govern the process of immigration and the acquisition of citizenship in […]

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Citizenship Amendment Act

Citizenship Amendment Act 2019: Judicial validity

What is the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019? The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 is an act that was passed in the parliament on December 11, 2019. It amends the Citizenship Act of 1955 and thus allows Indian citizenship for people belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Parsi and Christian community, who fled from neighbouring Muslim […]

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Citizenship

Call for Chapters in Edited Book: Immigration,Citizenship and Indian Laws: Domestic & International Prospective- Submit by 15th August, 2020

About Call for Chapters: First Edition of Book titled “Indian Immigration Law and Its Implications-Theory & Practice” was  published by Satyam Law International, ISBN:- 9789387839014 in 2018 by Dr. Kavita Singh, Associate Professor of Law, West Bengal National University of Juridical Science, Kolkata. Second Edition of Call for Edited Book will provide detailed discussion on […]

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Article 35A

Article 35A – Making Fundamental Right a myth in the State of Jammu & Kashmir

In this article, we focus on the provision of Article 35A of the Indian Constitution and discusses how Article 35A is making Fundamental Right a myth in the State of Jammu & Kashmir. “If I may say so, if things go wrong under the new Constitution, the reason will not be that we had a […]

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