"Land Records Not Citizenship Proof": Calcutta High Court In 'Foreigner' Case
The Calcutta High Court has ruled that land records do not serve as conclusive proof of Indian citizenship in a case involving a detained individual. The court emphasized that foreign nationals can legally purchase property in India without acquiring citizenship.
Why it matters
This ruling clarifies legal standards for citizenship documentation, which is a sensitive and frequently debated topic in Indian law.
Land records aren't proof of Indian citizenship, the Calcutta High Court has observed, hearing a plea by Nasir Mollah, who was detained in Bengal in June for allegedly being a Bangladeshi intruder.Elaborating on its order, the high court said just because a foreigner buys property in India doesn't mean he is an Indian citizen."A foreign national can buy a property in India. Merely because a foreign national buys an immovable property in India ipso facto does not make such purchaser an Indian citizen," the court said in its two-page order.Mollah's relative filed the petition on his behalf.
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