provides for citizenship by birth, Section 4 citizenship by descent, Section 5 citizenship by registration followed by citizenship by naturalisation Section 6-A special provisions ... section (1) of section 6 .- An application from a person for naturalisation as a citizen of India under sub-section (1) of section 6 shall
deported. This agreement led to the amendment of the
Citizenship Act, 1955 by incorporating Section 6-A providing special
provisions as to the citizenship ... Supreme
Court examined the scope of Section 6-A of the Citizenship
(Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules,
2003 Citizenship
respect
of references made under sub-section (3) of Section 6-A of the Citizenship Act, 1955
to a Tribunal constituted under the Foreigners (Tribunals ... migration into Assam as prescribed under
the aforesaid Section 6-A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Law being clear, as above, there
are neither
respect
of references made under sub-section (3) of Section 6-A of the Citizenship Act, 1955 to
a Tribunal constituted under the Foreigners (Tribunals ... territory'.
In Section 6-A , particularly at sub-sections (2) and (3), the expression 'specified
territory' is predominant.
6. It would
respect
of references made under sub-section (3) of Section 6-A of the Citizenship Act, 1955
to a Tribunal constituted under the Foreigners (Tribunals ... migration into Assam as prescribed under
the aforesaid Section 6-A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Law being clear, as above, there
are neither
respect
of references made under sub-section (3) of Section 6-A of the Citizenship Act, 1955
to a Tribunal constituted under the Foreigners (Tribunals ... migration into Assam as prescribed under
the aforesaid Section 6-A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Law being clear, as above, there
are neither
foreigners in the State of Assam
as per Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, as amended.
11. The Tribunal further observed that even ... 2022 Page 15 of 55
under Section 6-A(1)(d) of the Citizenship Act. All these facts
would necessarily be within the personal knowledge
covered under Section 6A(2) of the Citizenship Act, 1955 which
provides that subject to the provisions of sub-sections (6) & (7), all persons ... would be entitled to get the benefit
of Indian citizenship as provided under Section 6(A)(2) of the Citizenship Act, 1955.
19. Accordingly
specified
territory' as defined under the provisions of Section 6-A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, the
provisions of Foreigners Order, 1964 cannot ... received from the Registering
Authority made under sub-section (3) of Section 6-A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Further, as
defined in Citizenship
Rule 10(1) (a) of the Citizenship Rules, 2009 (File No. 2019080187)
seeking citizenship by naturalisation under Section 6(1) of the
Citizenship ... necessary compliances for
citizenship naturalisation in accordance with the third schedule to
the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955 .
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