The Karnataka Excessive Courtroom on Thursday dismissed an software on behalf of three minors from Pakistan who sought to be allowed to remain in India until Might 15 to attend the marriage of a relative.
Dismissing the petition, the holiday bench of Justice M G Uma said, “…in view of the lethal terror assault in Pahalgam…the Cupboard Committee on Safety has taken a call to droop numerous visas. Due to this fact, the Union of India, by way of the Cupboard Committee for Safety, has taken the aware determination to safeguard the curiosity of residents in India. In such circumstances, I don’t discover any cause to intervene with the identical, to cross a beneficial order in favour of the petitioners.”
The minors – a woman aged 8, and two boys aged 4 and three – had been represented by their mom Ramsha, an Indian citizen. The kids, accompanied by their mom, had arrived in India with a visa legitimate till June. They had been residing in Mysuru. Following the phobia assault in Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, during which 26 folks had been killed, the Centre had taken a slew of measures in opposition to Pakistan that included a directive instructing its residents to depart India by the top of the month.
The petition, which was introduced earlier than the court docket earlier this week, said that they’d been unable to cross the Attari-Wagah border because it was closed on the Pakistani facet, whereas their illustration to the Mysuru Police Commissioner for visa extension was not thought of.
The minors’ petition said that they would go away India by Might 15 after their aunt’s wedding ceremony on Might 12.
The counsel representing the Centre identified that among the many measures taken by India for the reason that Pahalgam assault, Pakistani visas had been instantly revoked, except long-term, medical, and diplomatic visas, with medical visas solely lasting until April 29. The Centre additionally identified that the Foreigners’ Regional Registration Workplace (FRRO) had granted them exit permission.
The counsel for the minors, nevertheless, appealed for the extension to Might 15 on humanitarian grounds, citing the same case heard within the Punjab and Haryana Excessive Courtroom.
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