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In Re Section 6a Of The Citizenship Act 1955

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Right to Information

regard, in particular, being had to the phraseology of Article 4 (2) read with Article 368 (1); 10 Citizenship Act 1955; Section 6A(4) 11 Citizenship Act 1955; Section 6A(5) 12 WP (C) 562 of 2012; WP (C) 274 of 2009; … destroyed as being inadequate to cover all the cases which it was thought necessary and desirable to cover.” 16 B Shiva Rao, The framing of India’s Constitution: Select Documents (Part II), 472 “At the date of commencement

Rashtriya Mukti Morcha, Through Its President, Ravinder Kumar Vs. Unio ...

Court : Delhi

Subject : ConstitutionElection

Acts : Representation of People Act, 1951 - Sections 3, 4, 5, 5A, 6, 29A, 99(1) and 100; Citizenship Act - Sections 4, 5, 6, 7A, 7B, 7B and 100; Indian Independence Act, 1947; Government of India Act, 1935; Representation of People Act, 1950; Citizenship Act, 1955; Constitution of India - Articles 2, 5, 6 to 11, 14, 16, 19, 58, 66, 84, 102, 124, 217, 173, 246, 246(1), 326 and 368; Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1960; ;Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1985 - Sections 4(1), 6, 6A and 6A(4); Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1986; Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) - Sections 198, 198B and 198(13)

Reported in : 137(2007)DLT195

citizenship in the eyes of the United Kingdom.54. It was, thereforee, contended that pursuant to the enactment of Citizenship Act, 1955 there was no grey area which requires the citizenship to be only in terms of Article 5 of … The Supreme Court held that unless it is proved that he/she is subject to a disqualification mentioned under Section 16 of the Representation of People Act, 1950, thereforee, the position as emerged was that if a person is

Hari Shankar JaIn Vs. Sonia Gandhi

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Election

Acts : Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), 1908 - Sections 151 - Order 6, Rules 2 and 16 - Order 7, Rule 11; Representation of People Act, 1951 - Sections 36(7), 80-A, 82, 82(1), 83, 83(1), 84, 86, 87, 98, 99, 100, 100(1) and (2) and 116-A; Indian Citizenship Act, 1955 - Sections 3, 4, 5, 5(1), 6, 9, 9(1) and (2), 10, 13 and 15; Indian Citizenship (Amended) Act, 1986; Constitution of India - Articles 5 to 10, 11, 84, 102, 173, 327, 328 and 329; Government of Union Territories Act, 1963; Evidence Act, 1872 - Sections 45, 57(1), 84 and 114; Constitution (39th Amendment) Act, 1975; General Clauses Act - Sections 21; Representation of the People Act, 1950 - Sections 16 and 30

Reported in : 2001VIIAD(SC)313; AIR2001SC3689; JT2001(7)SC629; 2001(6)SCALE233; (2001)8SCC233; MANU/SC/0551/2001

both the petitioners admit the respondent having acquired Indian citizenship by registration under Section 5(1)(c) of the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955 on the ground of her having married Shri Rajiv Gandhi, a citizen of India (later Prime Minister of … revision of electoral rolls is governed by the Representation of the People Act, 1950 ('RPA, 1950', for short). Section 16 of RPA, 1950 provides, inter alia, a person shall be disqualified for registration in an electoral roll if

Sultan Khan Vs. Sailesh Chandra Nundy

Court : Kolkata

Subject : ConstitutionElection

Acts : Citizenship Act, 1955 - Section 9(2); ;West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1956; ;West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1957 - Sections 7, 11, 15, 26 and 117; ;Representation of the People Act, 1950 - Section 16, 16(1) and 16(2)

Reported in : AIR1963Cal527

of the petitioner that the jurisdiction of the election tribunal is taken away by Section 9(2) of the Citizenship Act, 1955 is unsound and must be rejected. In Akbar Khan Alam Khan, v. Union of India, : [1962]1SCR779 the … rolls of the State Legislative Assembly and for correction of entries and inclusion of names in those rolls. Section 16 of that Act which enumerates the disqualification for registration in an electoral roll is as follows: (16) (1)

Aadi Sreeni Vs. Ramesh Chennamaneni and Anoth

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Subject : Election

an application in Form III-B to the District Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Karimnagar on 31.03.2008 under Section 5(1)(f) of the Citizenship Act, 1955 to register him as a citizen of India. Clause 6(b) of the application contains the statement that ".I … seat in the Legislative Assembly under Article 173 and 191(1)(d) and (e) of the Constitution of India and Section 16 of the Representation of People Act, 1951. According to the petitioner, the first respondent had voluntarily obtained the

Sorab Singh Gill Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Punjab and Haryana

Subject : CivilConstitution

Acts : Citizenship Act, 1955 - Sections 7A, 7B, 7B(1) and 7B(2); ;Representation of the People Act, 1950 - Section 16; ;Representation of the People Act, 1951 - Sections 3, 4, 5, 5A and 6; ;Government of India Act, 1935; ;Business Allocation Rules; ;Constitution of India - Articles 5, 6, 8, 9, 16, 21A, 58, 66, 124, 217, 298 and 367(3)

Reported in : AIR2010P& H83

learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner is based on a reading of Sections 7A and 7B of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act'). Sections 7A and 7B of the aforesaid Act read as follow:7A. Registration … Supreme Court;(e) under Article 217 of the Constitution for appointment as a Judge of the High Court;(f) under Section 16 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (43 of 1950) in regard to registration as a voter;(g)

Patrick Savio Marcelino Almeida Vs. Devanand Vasudev Shirodkar and Oth ...

Court : Mumbai Goa

Subject : Education

The Hon'ble Supreme Court observed that in spite of a certificate of registration under Section 5(1)(c) of the Citizenship Act, 1955 having been granted to a person and in spite of his having been enrolled in the voters' list, … Election Petition No. 28 of 2012. 3. The respondent no.1 has filed the said Panchayat Election Petition under Section 16 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Panchayat Raj Act, for short), challenging the election of the petitioner

State of Sikkim Vs. Surendra Prasad Sharma and Others

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : ConstitutionService

Acts : Constitution of India - Articles 13, 14, 15, 16(3), 32, 33, 34, 35, 80, 81, 309, 368, 370 and 371F; Sikkim Government Establishment Rules, 1974 - Rule 4(4); Adaptation of Sikkim Laws (No. 1) Order, 1975; Sikkim Subjects Regulations, 1961 - Regulations 3 and 7; Indian Independence Act, 1947 - Articles 372(1) and 395; Government of India Act, 1935; Abolition of Privy Council Jurisdiction Act, 1949; Indian Citizenship Act, 1955 - Sections 7; States Reorganisation Act, 1956; Constitution 35th Amendment Act, 1974 - Articles 2A, 14, 15 and 16; Constitution (Thirty-Sixth Amendment) Act, 1975

Reported in : AIR1994SC2342; JT1994(3)SC372; (1994)IILLJ1220SC; 1994(2)SCALE609; (1994)5SCC282; [1994]3SCR563

Order, being Sikkim (Citizenship) Order, 1975, was also issued by the President under Section 7 of the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955, declaring that 'every person who immediately before the 26th day of April, 1975, was a Sikkim Subject under … if such a construction was possible or permissible, the relevant Rules, so construed, would be violative of Article 16 of the Constitution as being discriminatory on the ground of residence and I have also pointed out hereinbefore

M.S. Madhusoodhanan and anr. Vs. Kerala Kaumudi Pvt. Ltd. and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Subject : Company

Acts : Companies Act, 1913 - Sections 2(13), 81, 81(1), 81(2) and 284; Companies Act, 1956 - Sections 31(1), 108, 155, 159, 161(2), 164, 189(2), 193, 193(1), 194, 195, 397, 398, 402, 403 and 446; Sale of Goods Act, 1930 - Sections 2(10), 4, 9, 8(2), 9(1) and 9(2); Contract Act, 1872 - Sections 29; Specific Relief Act, 1963 - Sections 10, 16, 20 and 20(2); Specific Relief Act, 1877 - Sections 12; Arbitration Act, 1940; Evidence Act - Sections 16 and 114; Uttar Pradesh Sales Tax Act - Sections 28B and 265; Citizenship Rules - Rules 3, 59 and 60; Citizenship Act, 1955 - Sections 18; Stamps Act

Reported in : 2003(6)ALD1(SC); [2003]117CompCas19(SC); (2003)4CompLJ185(SC); 2003(6)SCALE191; (2004)9SCC204; [2003]46SCL695(SC)

An example of this is Rule 3 of the Rules framed in 1955 under Section 18 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 which was the subject matter of challenge in izhar Ahmad's case (supra). Section 53(2) contains no such language.124. … in due course, reached the addresses. 'But, that is only a permissible and not an inevitable presumption. Neither Section 16 nor Section 114 of the Evidence Act, compels the Court to draw a presumption. The presumption may or

K. Mohammad Ahmed Vs. State of Kerala and ors.

Court : Kerala

Subject : Constitution

Acts : Citizenship Act, 1955 - Sections 5(1), 9 and 9(2)

Reported in : AIR1984Ker146

made by the appellant. It was said that the representation was one under Section 9(2) of the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955 for the determination of his citizenship. Therefore the contention was that until there was a determination by the … contended that there was no consideration by and answer from the Government of India on the representation dated 16 March, 1962, made by the appellant. It was said that the representation was one under Section 9(2) of