# Delhi court grants Jacqueline Fernandez NOC for visa renewal

2026-10-07T15:07:49+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

A Delhi court has issued a no-objection certificate to actor Jacqueline Fernandez to renew her work visa. Additional Sessions Judge Gagandeep Singh passed the order on 6 October, noting that Fernandez is a Sri Lankan national who has resided in India since 2009 on an employment visa that has expired. The court observed that Fernandez is ‘actively engaged in the entertainment industry and has several professional commitments lined up in India’ and that her presence is essential for the trial. In June, charges were framed against Fernandez, alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekar and 15 others in a Rs 200-crore money-laundering case. Fernandez’s counsel argued that the Foreigners Regional Registration Office would not renew the visa without a court NOC. The judge directed that the NOC be given for her to apply for renewal, and that the authorities consider the application independently as per law.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

Both Orissa Post and the Times of India carried near-identical straight news agency-style reports of the Delhi court order. Neither outlet offered editorial commentary, speculation, or any slant on the government or the accused. The coverage is uniform: the court’s reasoning, the June charge-sheet date, the visa expiry, and the FRRO hurdle are reproduced in the same order and wording. The single substantive fact present in both, that Fernandez’s passport was released on 20 February 2025 for re-issuance, is included by both. With no divergence in framing, the balanced reading is the text itself: a routine procedural NOC tied to a pending money-laundering trial, with no indication of what the visa authorities will decide next.

## Coverage

Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
- orissapost.com (neutral report) <https://www.orissapost.com/jacqueline-fernandez-gets-noc-for-work-visa-renewal/>
  Straight factual reproduction of court order
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/delhi-court-grants-jacqueline-fernandez-noc-to-renew-work-visa-amid-rs-200crore-money-laundering-case/articleshow/134767764.cms>
  Straight factual reproduction of court order with PTI attribution

This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.

Tags: Delhi court, FRRO, Jacqueline Fernandez, money laundering, Sukesh Chandrashekar
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