Land Records Not Proof Of Citizenship: Calcutta High Court In Plea Against Detention Of Person Suspected To Be Foreigner

Srinjoy Das

17 July 2026 3:35 PM IST

  • Land Records Not Proof Of Citizenship: Calcutta High Court In Plea Against Detention Of Person Suspected To Be Foreigner

    The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted a petitioner one final opportunity to produce documents establishing the Indian citizenship of a person detained as a foreign national, observing that land records, by themselves, do not constitute proof of Indian citizenship.A Division Bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi was hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by...

    Srinjoy Das

    Srinjoy Das

    Srinjoy Das is a Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw, covering the Calcutta High Court

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