Overview
- Justice Sachin Datta issued notice to the Union government, giving four weeks to respond and listing the matter for January 28, 2026.
- Nitasha Kaul’s petition contests the March 6, 2025 OCI cancellation and an undisclosed blacklisting order, asserting no material or legal basis was shared with her.
- The plea alleges violations of procedural protections under Section 7D of the Citizenship Act and rights under Articles 14 and 21 as well as the Foreigners Act.
- Kaul seeks interim relief to stay the cancellation and to be allowed a three‑week visit to see her ailing mother, with the court seeking the Centre’s response to this request.
- The government’s action cites ‘anti-India’ activities, which the petition calls a non-speaking, mechanical claim lacking specifics, noting her detailed May 10, 2024 reply was ignored.