JUDGMENT :

Prathiba M. Singh, J.

1. This hearing has been done through video conferencing.

2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioner seeking quashing of order dated 7th February, 2020 cancelling his Overseas Citizen of India card (hereinafter, ‘OCI card’).

3. The case of the Petitioner is that the Petitioner was born in India on 24th April, 1954. He completed his LLB studies in Mumbai and also worked as a lecturer for some time. Between 1978 to 1989, the Petitioner moved to the U.S. to complete his MBA from Cornell University. He thereafter joined various companies and corporate houses in the U.S. Between 1993 to 1999, he moved with his family to India and worked as a partner in McKinsey & Company in Mumbai. Between 2000 to 2009 he started a business in Mumbai.

4. On 7th December, 2006, the Petitioner was issued a Person of Indian Origin card (hereinafter, ‘PIO card’) and the Petitioner was continuously travelling to India from time to time. Some dispute, unrelated to this petition, had taken place in one of his business ventures. It is the case of the Petitioner that between 2013 to 2016, the Petitioner visited India more than 40 times. On 9th January, 2015, the Governme