This order in a writ petition concerned the petitioner's blacklisting and visa status. The Court held that the blacklisting period had expired. It granted liberty to file for a visitor's visa and disposed of the petition.
Liberty granted to file application for visitor's visa; petition disposed of.
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DANIEL ALEXANDER FOLEY
.....Petitioner Through: Dr. Amit George, Mr. Dhiraj Abraham Philip, Mr. Febin Mathew Varghese, Mr. Dushyant Kishan Kaul, Ms. Soyarchon Khangrah, Advocates. versus .....Respondent Through: Ms. Nidhi Raman CGSC With Mr. Akash Mishra Arnav Mittal, Advocates.
UNION OF INDIA
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV O R D E R % 29.04.2026
“ 6. That it is further clarified that the 180 days stay stipulation means that cumulative stay of a foreign national in a calendar year (starting 1st January every year) should not exceed 180 days in India regardless of his number of entries in India. If the stay exceeds beyond 180 days, then the foreigner is required to register himself with the jurisdictional FRRO. The petitioner was mostly staying in India since last 4-5 years (exceeding 180 days every calendar year) without registering with the jurisdictional
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FRRO in order to hoodwink the immigration/local authorities for his ulterior motives and to avoid penal action. For his above actions the Petitioner has been blacklisted under the appropriate category as per the relevant blacklisting guidelines on 08.04.2024. His blacklisting is due to expire on 08.04.2026 .”
PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J
APRIL 29, 2026 aks
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether to lift the blacklisting status of the petitioner after the expiry of the stipulated period.
Whether to grant liberty to apply for a visitor's visa.
Daniel Alexander Foley
Union of India
Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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