Supreme Court Issues Notice On US-Based Professor's Plea Challenging Law On Automatic Revocation Of Indian Citizenship After Acquiring Foreign One

Debby Jain

4 Aug 2025 8:19 PM IST

  • Supreme Court Issues Notice On US-Based Professors Plea Challenging Law On Automatic Revocation Of Indian Citizenship After Acquiring Foreign One

    The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea challenging Section 9 of the Citizenship Act, 1955, which provides for automatic termination of an individual's Indian citizenship upon voluntary acquisition of a foreign citizenship. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi passed the order and tagged the case with Dr Radhika Thappeta v. Union of India, where similar issue of...

    Debby Jain

    Debby Jain

    Debby Jain is a Correspondent with LiveLaw, covering the Supreme Court of India

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