Summary:
Referring to a judgment by the same court in 2016 that ordered PAN card and bank documents cannot be used as proof of citizenship. The court said land revenue-paying receipts do not prove the citizenship of a person as well. “This court… has already held that PAN card and bank documents are not proof of citizenship. Land revenue-paying receipts do not prove the citizenship of a person. Therefore, we find that the tribunal has correctly appreciated the shreds of evidence placed before it…” the high court said..