OCI card of Ashok Swain cancelled, falsely claims he can't enter India
2 years, 1 month ago

OCI card of Ashok Swain cancelled, falsely claims he can't enter India

Op India  

Ashok Swain, a professor at Uppsala University in Sweden, who is known for his anti-India and anti-Hindu views, has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the union government’s decision to cancel his Overseas Citizenship of India card. Ashok Swain lives in Sweden and his OCI card was cancelled by the Indian embassy to Sweden and Latvia. What Ashok Swain claims After that, he moved the Delhi High Court challenging the cancellation, and argued that he was being ‘witch hunted’ by the Modi government and that his OCI card had been cancelled arbitrarily. Cancellation of OCI card means he can’t enter India without a visa, but he can obtain a visa and travel to India, just like any foreigner, including Indian foreigners who have not obtained the card. This means, from the time he surrendered his Indian citizenship till January 2020, he was visiting India without an OCI card, using the regular visa route.

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Delhi HC seeks Centre’s stand on Ashok Swain’s plea against cancellation of OCI card
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi HC seeks Centre’s stand on Ashok Swain’s plea against cancellation of OCI card

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Centre to respond to a plea by academician Ashok Swain challenging an order by which his Overseas Citizenship of India card was cancelled. Mr. Swain, a resident of Sweden and Professor and head of department at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, approached the Delhi High Court against the …

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Centre On Ashok Swain’s Plea Against Fresh Order Cancelling His OCI Card
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Centre On Ashok Swain’s Plea Against Fresh Order Cancelling His OCI Card

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on the plea moved by academic and writer Ashok Swain challenging a fresh order issued by the Central government cancelling his OCI card, stating that he cannot be witch-hunted for his views on current government or its policies. The fresh order was passed on July 30 after the court on July 10 …

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Order Cancelling Academic Ashok Swain's OCI Card, Asks Centre To Pass Fresh Order
1 year, 6 months ago

Delhi High Court Sets Aside Order Cancelling Academic Ashok Swain's OCI Card, Asks Centre To Pass Fresh Order

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday set aside the order cancelling the Overseas Citizenship of India card of academic and writer Ashok Swain. As per the petition, the Embassy of India to Sweden and Latvia on February 8 last year cancelled Swain’s OCI Card under Section 7D of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Justice Prasad directed the Union Government to pass …

Karnataka High Court Extends Stay On Cancellation Of Actor Chetan Kumar's OCI Card
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka High Court Extends Stay On Cancellation Of Actor Chetan Kumar's OCI Card

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Friday extended its interim stay on an order passed by the Union Government cancelling the Overseas Citizen of India card issued to Kannada actor and social activist, Chetan A Kumar. The court had by its order dated April 21 stayed the Union government order. Kumar had approached the court after the Union government cancelled the …

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Ashok Swain's Petition Challenging Cancellation Of OCI Card
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Ashok Swain's Petition Challenging Cancellation Of OCI Card

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre on a petition filed by academic Ashok Swain, who is a professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University in Sweden, against cancellation of his Overseas Citizenship of India card by the Indian Embassy.Justice Prathiba M Singh at the outset of the hearing said she will only issue …

Delhi HC questions Centre's decision denying visa to OCI card holder as mother visited Pakistan
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC questions Centre's decision denying visa to OCI card holder as mother visited Pakistan

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi High Court Monday asked the Centre as to how it can stop a person from coming to India merely because his mother used to visit Pakistan. The query was posed to the central government by Justice Rekha Palli during the hearing of a plea by three US citizens, who are also Overseas Citizen of India card holders, challenging …

MHA allows OCI cardholders in certain categories to come back to India
4 years, 7 months ago

MHA allows OCI cardholders in certain categories to come back to India

Hindustan Times  

The Central government on Friday relaxed visa and travel restrictions for holders of Overseas Citizens of India cards stranded abroad since March due to the Covid-19 lockdown, allowing certain categories to come to India. The categories include minor children born to Indian nationals abroad who hold OCI cards, those wishing to travel for family emergencies, and university students who are …

Govt to soon take decision on OCI card holders to allay fears of temporary suspension of visas: Minister
4 years, 7 months ago

Govt to soon take decision on OCI card holders to allay fears of temporary suspension of visas: Minister

Firstpost  

A large number of Indian citizens whose children are OCI card holders and several people of Indian origin having the card are unable to travel to India, even for emergency reasons, because of the temporarily suspension of their long-term visa. Washington: In a bid to allay fears of OCI card holders over the temporary suspension of their long-term visas, Minister …

Overseas Citizens of India feel abandoned, betrayed
4 years, 7 months ago

Overseas Citizens of India feel abandoned, betrayed

Live Mint  

Last week, the Narendra Modi government announced “the world’s largest evacuation”. On 18 March, all of them watched in horror as with just 24 hours notice, the Indian government announced “visa-free travel facility granted to OCI card holders stands suspended till 15 April”. On 8 May, the MEA reiterated it “has kept in abeyance multiple-entry lifelong visas given to OCI …

COVID-19 | All visas, OCI cards for foreign nationals outside India remain suspended
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 | All visas, OCI cards for foreign nationals outside India remain suspended

The Hindu  

All visas for foreign nationals and the OCI card visa-free travel for Indian-origin people, who are not in the country, remain suspended till the restrictions on international travel to and from India are in place, the Indian embassy here said on Wednesday. Visa free travel facility granted to Overseas Citizenship of India card holders who are not in India presently, …

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