Kashmir family, being deported to Pakistan, gets last-minute relief from SC
New Delhi May 02 (KINS): The Supreme Court on Friday granted relief to six members of a family by directing authorities not to deport them to Pakistan till their citizenship claim is verified.
Without fixing any specific time, a bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh asked the authorities to verify their identity documents, such as passports, Aadhaar card, pan card, etc., of the family and other relevant facts.
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The family, which lives in Kashmir and whose sons work in Bengaluru, faced deportation to Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people lost their lives.
While authorities alleged that the family overstayed their visa, Ahmed Tarek Butt and five other members of his family claimed that they were detained and taken to the Wagah border for deportation to Pakistan despite having valid Indian documents.
“In the peculiar facts and circumstances of this case, authorities may not take coercive action till an appropriate decision is taken,” the bench said, according to PTI. “If petitioners are dissatisfied by the final decision, they can approach J&K&L HC. Order not to be treated as precedent.”
