Chaudhri (Re), docket T-2360-97

Date: 19990121

Docket: T-2360-97

IN THE MATTER OF THE CITIZENSHIP ACT,

R.S.C., 1985, c. C-29

AND IN THE MATTER OF an appeal from the

decision of a Citizenship Judge

AND IN THE MATTER OF

VINAY KUMAR CHAUDHRI,

     Appellant

     REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

     (Delivered orally from the Bench at Toronto, Ontario on

     Thursday, January 21, 1999, as edited)

BLAIS J.

[1]      The applicant has obviously not centralized his mode of living in Canada.

[2]      The applicant has centralized his mode of living in the United States since 1995.

[3]      As he testified, he is a permanent resident of the United States.

[4]      The applicant is short to meet the requirements of residency set out in section 5(1)(c) of the Citizenship Act.

[5]      As was raised by counsel Large, the applicant did not even have a pied-à-terre in Canada.

[6]      For the reasons given, the application is denied.

     "Pierre Blais"

Judge

Toronto, Ontario

January 21, 1999

     FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

     Names of Counsel and Solicitors of Record

COURT NO:                  T-2360-97

STYLE OF CAUSE:              IN THE MATTER OF THE CITIZENSHIP ACT, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-29

AND IN THE MATTER OF an appeal from the decision of a Citizenship Judge

AND IN THE MATTER OF

VINAY KUMAR CHAUDHRI,

    

DATE OF HEARING:          THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1999

PLACE OF HEARING:          TORONTO, ONTARIO

REASONS FOR ORDER BY:      BLAIS, J.

DATED:                  THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1999

APPEARANCES:              Mr. Joel S. Guberman

                         For the Appellant

                     Mr. Peter K. Large

                         Amicus Curiae

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:      Guberman, Garson

                     Barristers & Solicitors                     

130 Adelaide Street West

                     Suite 1920

                     Toronto, Ontario

M5H 3P5

                         For the Appellant

                     Peter K. Large

                     610-372 Bay Street

                     Toronto, Ontario

                     M5H 2W9

                         Amicus Curiae

                     FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

     Date: 19990121

                         Docket: T-2360-97

                    

IN THE MATTER OF THE CITIZENSHIP ACT, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-29

AND IN THE MATTER OF an appeal from the decision of a Citizenship Judge

AND IN THE MATTER OF

                     VINAY KUMAR CHAUDHRI,

     Appellant

                    

                         REASONS FOR JUDGMENT