Fair, reasoned process must decide citizenship: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India ruled that citizenship determination must follow a fair and reasoned process, setting aside 27 high court judgments. The court emphasized that declaring someone a foreigner has grave consequences and requires adherence to constitutional guarantees.
The Supreme Court on Monday (July 13, 2026) held that the determination of citizenship and foreigner status must be undertaken through a “fair, lawful and reasoned” process, as it set aside a batch of 27 Gauhati High Court judgments declaring the appellants to be foreigners and remanded the cases to the Foreigners Tribunals concerned for fresh adjudication.
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