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Supreme Court asks Centre to respond to OCI holder’s plea for J&K wedding visit
✍️ Daily Excelsior
🗓 26 Aug 2026, 04:18 PM
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The Supreme Court has sought the Union government’s reply to a petition by an Overseas Citizen of India seeking permission to travel to Jammu and Kashmir for a wedding.
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Union government after receiving a petition from an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) who wishes to travel to Jammu and Kashmir to attend a family wedding.
The petitioner contends that, as an OCI holder, he is entitled to move freely across India but seeks clarification because Jammu and Kashmir, under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, imposes specific entry restrictions on foreign nationals.
The Court has asked the Centre to submit its response within a set timeframe, indicating that the matter will be examined further once the government’s reply is on record. No decision on granting the travel permission has been rendered yet.
The case underscores the ongoing legal debate over the rights of OCI card‑holders in the newly reorganised union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The petitioner contends that, as an OCI holder, he is entitled to move freely across India but seeks clarification because Jammu and Kashmir, under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, imposes specific entry restrictions on foreign nationals.
The Court has asked the Centre to submit its response within a set timeframe, indicating that the matter will be examined further once the government’s reply is on record. No decision on granting the travel permission has been rendered yet.
The case underscores the ongoing legal debate over the rights of OCI card‑holders in the newly reorganised union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.