Passport Issuance Directed for 7-Year-Old After Authorities Denied It Citing Father’s ‘Illegal Migrant’ Status: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, Goa Bench, came to the aid of a seven-year-old girl, Xami Dha Tirakita Kaye, by directing the authorities to issue her an Indian Passport and to declare her an Indian Citizen under the Citizenship Act, 1955. The Court intervened after her application for a passport was rejected despite her birth in India and her mother being an Indian citizen. Bench hearing the matter The petition was…
