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Passports for Tibetans

September 24, 2016;

The Delhi High Court has ordered the Home and External Affairs ministries to issue passports to Tibetans born between 1950 to 1987 saying they meet the criteria of being Indian citizens by birth under the Citizenship Act. The historic judgment was delivered after hearing a petition filed by three Tibetans who had been refused a passport as they had no citizenship certificate, despite being proven Indian citizens.

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