C.R. No.3476 of 2015

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

C.R. No.3476 of 2015

Date of Decision.20.05.2015

Indresh Goel and another

.......Petitioners

Versus

Jagdev Singh Panesar

......Respondent

Present:

Mr. Rakesh Gupta, Advocate

for the petitioners.

CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN

1.

Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the

judgment ?

2.

To be referred to the Reporters or not ?

3.

Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?

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K. KANNAN J. (ORAL)

1.

The issue which is canvassed before this Court is whether a

person born outside India but who has Indian roots through his parents

can claim to be a NRI and apply the provisions under Section 13B of the

East Punjab Urban Rent Restriction Act. This point has been considered

by this Court in M/s Blue Sky Worldwide Travels and another Vs.

Harvinder Singh in C.R. No.2217 of 2015 dated 01.04.2015. I have held

and given reasons as to how acquisition of citizenship of a foreign

country will not make any difference if he is a person of Indian origin,

for, the definition of NRI does not spell out any bar for a non-citizen of

India to c