Advocates:
['R LOGANATHAN', '', 'S RAMACHANDRAN', 'M/S VENKATASWAMY BABU SPC']

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 25.03.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH

WRIT PETITION NO.31272 OF 2019

Pranav Srinivasan

...Petitioner

Vs.

Government of India

Rep by its Secretary,

Ministry of Home Affairs,

MBC National Stadium,

India Gate

New Delhi-02.

...Respondent

Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the

Constitution of India

praying to Writ of

Certiorarified

Mandamus, calling for the records of the respondent made in

impugned order No.26030/51/2017-IC.I Govt. of India, Ministry of

Home Affairs, dated 30.04.2019, and quash the same and further

direct the respondent to declare that the petitioner had resumed

his citizenship of India on his declaration before the Consular

at New York in the duly prescribed form.

For Petitioner

:

Mr.B.Kumar, Senior Counsel

For Mr.R.Loganathan

For Respondents

:

Mr.Venkatasamy Babu

Senior Panel Counsel

O R D E R

The Petitioner is aggrieved by an order passed by the

respondent/Government of India (GOI) dated 30.04.2019. The

aforesaid order, while rejecting the application of the

petitioner seeking Indian Citizenship in terms of Section 8(2)