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Oral Evidence Can't Prove Citizenship Without Documentary Linkage: Gauhati High Court Dismisses Challenge To Foreigners' Tribunal Opinion
['Bhavya Singh']
Supreme Court - High Court - Legal Breaking News | Live Law India
Moreover, the family, as projected by the petitioner is demolished by the contents of Annexure-20 to this writ petition, as referred hereinbefore,” the bench added.
As per the factual matrix of the case, before the Tribunal, the petitioner claimed to be the son of Md.
His projected father was examined as DW-2, and another witness was examined as DW-3 to support the claim that Abdul Hamid was also known as Hamid Ali.
The Tribunal rejected the documents and held that the petitioner failed to establish linkage with his projected father and grandfather, and consequently failed to prove citizenship by birth.
Before the High Court, the petitioner sought remand of the matter on the ground that additional documents had been annexed with the writ petition to establish linkage, including reference to land revenue records of 1952.