Theme: Identification & Certificates

The NRC (National Register of Citizens) is a register maintained by the Government of India containing personal information such as name, age and other information for identification of Indian citizens. The register has only been implemented in Assam, so far, where it is termed National Register of Citizens (NRC). 

For more information on the NRC, please see here.

Your application for a DL can be refused, you can be disqualified or your license revoked for any of the following reasons::

• You are a habitual criminal or drunkard.
• You are addicted to any drugs. 
• You have used your motor vehicle to commit an offence or crime. For example theft of a motor vehicle etc.
• You have shown by previous conduct that your driving can pose a danger or nuisance to the public. For example, theft of a motor vehicle, assaulting passengers, over-speeding, etc. 
• You have obtained your license by fraud.
• You are a minor person and were holding a license with the consent of a major person, but have ceased to be in his care.
• You have not passed the driving test conducted by the RTO/RTA. 
• You have committed any offence with a motor vehicle, and a Court has disqualified you, except for offences related to over-speeding when committed for the third time can lead to disqualification.
• Your license has been revoked at any time in the past. If your license has been revoked, you must surrender your license to the authority which revoked it.

Your Passport may be impounded or revoked on any of the following grounds:

• If you are holding the Passport wrongfully
• If you obtained the Passport fraudulently by provision of incorrect information. In such a case, if you obtain another Passport, that Passport will also be impounded/revoked. 
• If the Passport authority deems it necessary revoke/impound your Passport  the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of India, friendly relations of India with any foreign country, or in the interests of the general public
• If you have been convicted of an offence and have been sentenced to imprisonment of at least 2 years, at any time after the issue of the Passport
• You have committed an offence and criminal proceedings are pending before a Court,
• If you have breached any of the conditions of the Passport 
• If you have failed to surrender your Passport after the Passport authority has cancelled your endorsement 
• If a warrant or summons for the appearance, or a warrant for the arrest, of you has been issued by a court under any law 
• If a Court has passed an order prohibiting your departure from India.

You must surrender your Passport in the following circumstances:

• You have been repatriated at the expense of the Government of India. In such a case, you must apply for an Emergency Certificate to return to India, which also must be surrendered on return.
• You have taken the citizenship of another country. 
• Your Passport has been revoked or impounded.

The driving test certifies your ability to safely drive and handle a motor vehicle. If you fail the test, you can take it again after 7 days. If you fail your driving test 3 times, you cannot take it again for the next 60 days from the date of your last test. This may vary across states.

Your application for a Passport may be refused on the following grounds:

• You are not a citizen of India,
• You may, or are likely to, negatively impact the sovereignty or integrity of India, outside the country, or your presence outside India may be detrimental to friendly relations between India and other countries, or your departure from India may, or is likely to, be detrimental to the security of India, 
• You have been convicted of an offence and have been sentenced to imprisonment of at least 2 years, within 5 years of making this application, 
• You have committed an offence and criminal proceedings are pending before a Court,
• A Court has issued a warrant or summons for the appearance, or a warrant for the arrest, with respect to you under any law, 
• A Court has passed an order prohibiting your departure from India. 
• You have been repatriated and have not reimbursed the expenditure incurred, 
• Issuing you a Passport will not be in public interest, in the opinion of the Central Government of India.

If you give up your Indian citizenship, any minor children (i.e. any children that you have who are below the age of 18) that you have will also cease to be Indian citizens.(( Section 8(2), Citizenship Act, 1955)) However, if the citizenship of your minor children is revoked, he may, within one year of turning 18 years old, make a declaration that he wishes to be an Indian citizen, and his Indian citizenship shall be resumed. However, if your children are majors, they will continue to be Indian citizens.

No, there is no provision in India for acquiring dual citizenship. You have to renounce your citizenship, and surrender your Indian Passport,(( Section 9, Citizenship Act, 1955)) before taking another country’s citizenship, and failure to do so is an offence. For example,  you cannot hold an Indian Passport and an American passport at the same time.

You can enter your reference ID and track the status of your application here.