https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=369362 Naturalisation under the Citizenship Act remains a discretionary grant, not an entitlement, and the authority may refuse it if the applicant does not satisfy the statutory requirement of good character. The Court held that adverse material concerning alleged drug trafficking could still be considered for this limited purpose even after acquittal, because criminal acquittal does not erase the underlying conduct for naturalisation assessment. It also held that refusal of Indian citizenship did not establish statelessness, as the applicant remained a German national and long residence in India did not create a right to citizenship. The rejection of the naturalisation request was therefore upheld. en-us Fri, 28 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 06:21:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=369362 Naturalisation under the Citizenship Act remains a discretionary grant, not an entitlement, and the authority may refuse it if the applicant does not satisfy the statutory requirement of good character. The Court held that adverse material concerning alleged drug trafficking could still be considered for this limited purpose even after acquittal, because criminal acquittal does not erase the underlying conduct for naturalisation assessment. It also held that refusal of Indian citizenship did not establish statelessness, as the applicant remained a German national and long residence in India did not create a right to citizenship. The rejection of the naturalisation request was therefore upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=369362