GANGADHAR YESHWANT BHANDARE vs ERASMO DE JESUS SEQUIRIA

The Supreme Court ruled that under Clause 3A of the Goa, Daman and Diu Citizenship Order, 1962, the retention of a foreign passport does not automatically deprive an individual of Indian citizenship if the retention was due to compelling reasons. The Court held that the respondent's declaration to retain Portuguese citizenship was signed under duress related to a top-secret mission for the Government of India, thus affirming his Indian citizenship despite the foreign passport. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the lower court's findings on citizenship status.