Supreme Court Grants Citizenship to 1969 East Pakistan Migrant Under CAA

The Supreme Court granted citizenship to a Hindu migrant from East Pakistan (1969) whose government job was terminated in 2011 over citizenship doubts despite using his father's migration certificate for employment in 1985.

The appellant faced termination and denial of benefits due to the delayed submission of a police verification report and failure to prove citizenship through registration under the Citizenship Act.

The Court ruled the appellant qualifies for citizenship under Section 5 of the Citizenship Act, 1955, and the CAA, 2019, deeming him not an "illegal migrant" and ordering reinstatement of retiral benefits.