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Section 9 Foreigners Act 1946 | Burden of Proof on Proceedee Alone; Family Members Cannot Be Declared Foreigners Without Separate Reference : Gauhati HC
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|Gauhati High Court

Section 9 Foreigners Act 1946 | Burden of Proof on Proceedee Alone; Family Members Cannot Be Declared Foreigners Without Separate Reference : Gauhati HC

Gauhati HC rules that under Section 9 of the Foreigners Act, 1946, the burden of proof lies solely on the proceedee to establish citizenship. The court set aside the declaration of the petitioner's family members as foreigners, emphasizing that each individual must be separately referenced and given an opportunity to prove their citizenship, reinforcing principles of natural justice.

Public Interest in Wildlife Conservation Justifies Final Contractual Time Extension Under Article 226 : Madurai HC
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|Madras High Court

Public Interest in Wildlife Conservation Justifies Final Contractual Time Extension Under Article 226 : Madurai HC

The Madurai High Court ordered a final extension of the construction deadline for the Slender Loris Conservation Center to 30.04.2026, directing immediate measurement of completed work and partial fund release to ensure completion. This ruling establishes that when public interest in environmental conservation is at stake, contractual rigidity must yield to judicial intervention under Article 226, setting a precedent for ecological infrastructure projects across India.

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