How SIR can start a citizenship determination process it cannot decide
This opinion was published in Bar and Bench on June 16, 2026.
About the Authors
Sourabh is a Research Fellow at the Karnataka team of Vidhi. He graduated from the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam in 2020 with a B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) degree. His academic interests include administrative law, climate change frameworks and local governance. Previously, Sourabh worked as a legal practitioner, providing strategic support to an early-stage startup, and as a Law Clerk in the Office of the Chief Justice at the High Court of Karnataka. Sourabh’s long-term goal is to develop a nuanced understanding of the first principles involved in legal policy for consensus-building in multi-stakeholder environments. Beyond his professional interests, he enjoys football, gastronomy, numismatics, improv theatre and reading.