Muttiah V. Commissioner For Registration Of Indian And Pakistani Residents

1957 Present: Sinnetamby, J.

S. MUTTIAH, Appellant, and COMMISSIONER FOR
REGISTRATION OF INDIAN AND PAKISTANI RESIDENTS,
Respondent

S. C. 53-Citizenship Case No. R/O. 4,509

Indian and Pakistani Residents (Citizenship) Act, No. 3 of 1949-Notice under sections 9 (1) and 20-Procedure for service.

Where a notice issued under section 9 (1) of the Indian and Pakistan Residents (Citizenship) Act is returned unserved and the Commissioner subsequently becomes aware, within three months from the date of the notice, that the applicant has changed his address, the applicant should be informed of the fact that notice under section 9 (1) had been sent to him and had been returned unserved.

APPEAL under the Indian and Pakistani Residents (Citizenship) Act.

S. P. Amarasingham, for the applicant-appellant.

V. G. B. Perera, Crown Counsel, for the respondent.

April 2, 1957. SINNETAMBY, J.-

In this case the applicant in the application form had given his address as Gonakelle Bazaar, Kandapola. Subsequently, he wrote a letter to the Deputy Commissioner on the 4th May, 1953, asking the Deputy Commiss

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