SC grants interim relief to Srinagar family facing deportation to Pakistan after Pahalgam attack
The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily stopped the deportation of a Srinagar resident and his family, who have claimed that they were ordered to go to Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack despite being Indian citizens, reported Bar and Bench.
After the terrorist attack on April 22, India had ordered all Pakistani citizens in the country to leave by April 27. New Delhi also suspended visa services to Pakistani citizens with immediate effect.
At least 537 Pakistanis left India through the Attari-Wagah border crossing at the end of the deadline.
On Friday, the top court asked the Centre to verify the family’s claims and stayed coercive action, The Indian Express reported.
“Let an appropriate decision be taken at the earliest, though we are not stating any timeline,” said a bench of Justices Surya Kant and NK Singh.
The court also clarified that their directive was based on “peculiar facts and circumstances” and should not be considered a precedent for future cases.
The petitioner, Ahmed Tariq Butt, told the court that he and his family, which includes his parents, elder sister and two younger brothers, were residents of Mirpur in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir till 1997.
His father moved to Srinagar in 1997 and the rest of the family joined him in 2000, he said, adding that he and his siblings attended a...
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