JUDGMENT:

CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 744 OF 2007

(Arising out of S.L.P. (Crl.) 5409 of 2006)

Dr. ARIJIT PASAYAT, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. Challenge in this appeal is to the order passed by the Division Bench of the Bombay High Court dismissing the writ petition filed by the appellant.

3. Background facts as projected by the appellant are as follows:

4. Appellant was born on 28.8.1973 at Mumbai. His school leaving certificate shows that the appellant was admitted to Karnataka High School at Chembur, Mumbai and left the school on 29.8.1988. On 4.12.1993 the Reserve Bank of India (for short RBI) granted permission to the appellant under Section 29(1)(b) of the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 (for short FERA) for acquisition of shares in business in India. He also entered into catering contract at a railway station in Maharashtra. On 15.7.2003 the appellant applied for citizenship under Section 6 of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (for short Act). Initially the State Government wrote a letter to the Central Government regarding grant of citizenship by naturalistion under Section 6(1) of the Act. A letter was also written by the Under Secretary, Government of India, stipulating certain condition