Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID Not Proof of Citizenship: Bombay High Court
In a significant judgment on August 6, 2025, the Bombay High Court ruled that merely possessing government-issued identity documents like Aadhaar card, PAN card or Voter ID card does not by itself establish Indian citizenship. The Court emphasized that citizenship is governed solely by the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955, and identity documents serve limited administrative purposes. Case involving alleged Bangladeshi national rejected at bail stage The ruling came…
