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Aadhaar, voter card, PAN not proof of citizenship: Calcutta HC
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Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court held that a person’s Aadhaar, voter identity card, Permanent Account Number (PAN), and bank account are not conclusive proof of Indian citizenship, while hearing Nasir’s case, who was detained and branded as Bangladeshi.
According to a Times of India report, Suman claimed that Nasir’s father died in 1980 and he helped raise Nasir.
As Nasir was unable to produce his birth certificate either, Suman, on his behalf, submitted a voter card, Aadhaar card, PAN card and a United Bank of India passbook.
“A voter identity card is not conclusive proof of Indian citizenship.
“Aadhaar, too, cannot by itself be conclusive proof of Indian citizenship,” the court said, stating the same about PAN and the bank account.