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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Central authorities to see the practice made by a Tamil repatriate from Sri Lanka seeking a absorption to authorities to assistance him and his household members Indian citizenship.
The tribunal was proceeding the petition filed by R. Thiyagavijayan, who is surviving successful the Sri Lankan Tamils Rehabilitation Camp astatine Kottapattu successful Tiruchi.
The petitioner said helium was tagged arsenic a Sri Lankan refugee. But, helium was a repatriate from Sri Lanka, to beryllium conferred Indian citizenship owing to the India–Sri Lanka Agreements of 1964 and 1974.
He said helium was calved successful Sri Lanka to an Indian root Tamil family. His forefathers had migrated from Tamil Nadu to Sri Lanka during the British epoch to enactment successful beverage plantations.
Based connected a one-way passport with a valid Indian visa, helium reached Rameswaram successful 1983, and was received by the Indian officials. He produced each documents proving that helium was a repatriate, helium said.
His introduction into India was ineligible and arsenic portion of the repatriation agreements. Treating him arsenic a exile and delaying citizenship was illegal, helium added.
He said for 4 decades nary steps were taken to contented him citizenship. Article 21 of the Constitution guaranteed the close to beingness and liberty. He was a de-facto Indian citizen, yet had suffered lifelong without escaped movement, spot rights oregon opportunities for his children.
Justice P.T. Asha observed that the petitioner had submitted a practice successful 2020 requesting assistance of Indian citizenship connected the crushed that helium and his household members were not refugees but repatriates who travelled from Sri Lanka to India to go Indian citizens.
Observing that his practice was yet to beryllium considered by the authorities, the tribunal directed the authorities to see it and walk due orders. With the direction, the tribunal disposed of the petition.
