Citizenship Act, 1955

Act No. 57 of 1955 In force from 30-12-1955 Ministry of Home Affairs 27 sections

An Act to provide for the acquisition and determination of Indian citizenship.

19 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• A. Raja v. D. Kumar
  2025 INSC 6296 May 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether the Appellant belongs to the Hindu Parayan caste in the State of Kerala and is covered by the 1950 Order insofar as it relates to the State of Kerala; whether the Appellant had still retained the Hindu Parayan caste, as a…

• Basudev Dutta v. The State of West Bengal & Ors.
  2024 INSC 9405 December 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  Issue arose as regards the correctness of the termination order of the appellant-employee after rendering 26 years of service, based on the police verification report that he was considered ‘unsuitable’ for employment to the post.

• Union of India v. Pranav Srinivasan
  2024 INSC 79218 October 2024Allowed

  The issue involved in the instant cases concerns the grant of Indian citizenship to the respondent.

• IN RE : SECTION 6A OF THE CITIZENSHIP ACT 1955 versus
  2024 INSC 78917 October 2024Reference answered

  Issue arose as regards the constitutional validity of s.6A of the Citizenship Act; does s.6A offend preambular values like fraternity; s.6A, if ultra vires Part II of the Constitution; does s.6A create an unreasonable…

• Union of India v. Bahareh Bakshi
  2024 INSC 64622 August 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  Issue arose as regards to the presence of the estranged husband, if mandatory to process an application by the wife-foreign spouse of a citizen of India for overseas Citizen of India Card, u/s.7-A of the Citizenship Act, 1955.

• Md. Rahim Ali @ Abdur Rahim v. The State of Assam & Ors.
  2024 INSC 51111 July 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  The Foreigners Tribunal, Nalbari declared the appellant to be a foreigner on the grounds that he failed to discharge his burden under Section 9 of the Foreigners Act, 1946.

• Assam Public Works v. Union of India & Ors.
  2019 INSC 89113 August 2019Directions issued
• Abdul Kuddus v. Union of India and Others
  2019 INSC 68417 May 2019Disposed of
• Rupajan Begum v. Union of India & Ors.
  2017 INSC 11795 December 2017Partly allowed
• Committee for C.R. of C.A.P. & Ors. v. State of Arunachal Pradesh & Ors.
  2015 INSC 67217 September 2015Appeal(s) allowed
• Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2014 INSC 87417 December 2014Directions issued
• K. Krishna M.A. Ralhany v. Union of India and Ors.
  2007 INSC 61116 May 2007Disposed of
• Sarbananda Sonowal v. Union of India and Anr.
  2005 INSC 28712 July 2005Petition allowed .
• Bhanwaroo Khan and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2002 INSC 1762 April 2002Dismissed
• Harishankar Jain v. Sonia Gandhi
  2001 INSC 43812 September 2001Dismissed
• National Human Rights Commission v. State of Arunachal Pradesh and Anr.
  1996 INSC 389 January 1996Allowed
• Lal Babu Hussein and Ors. v. Electoral Registration Officer and Ors.
  1995 INSC 986 February 1995Disposed of
• State of Arunachal Pradesh v. Khudiram Chakma
  1993 INSC 16827 April 1993Partly allowed
• Mr. Louis De Raedt & Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
  1991 INSC 16124 July 1991Dismissed