India라이브 바카라 top court has halted the deportation of family of six to Pakistan directing authorities to verify their identity documents, saying there is a human angle.
The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the deportation of a Bengaluru-based man born in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and his family and directed Indian authorities not to take take coercive action against them. The court라이브 바카라 decision comes amid increasing tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad after the Pahalgam terrorist attack that claimed 26 lives, most of them tourists.
The family had approached the apex court against deportation of himself and his family by authorities who had alleged that they did not have a valid visa to stay in the country.
The top court was hearing a plea filed by Bengaluru-based Ahmed Tarek Butt and his five family members who said authorities detained them and took them to the Wagah border for deportation to Pakistan despite them holding valid Indian documents.
A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh noted that the case had a humanitarian aspect, and granted the family liberty to approach the Jammu and Kashmir High Court if they are dissatisfied with the document verification process.
After considering submissions from both sides, government and petitioner, the bench said the government authorities should examine the family members’ documents to determine the validity of their Indian citizenship.
The court noted that after the Pahalgam terror attack, the Centre라이브 바카라 notification dated April 25 had revoked Pakistani nationals’ visas, except for those provided in the order itself. The Centre had also given a specific timeline for their deportation. The Butt family claimed they were holding Indian passports and Aadhar cards.
"All existing valid visas issued by India to Pakistani nationals stand revoked with effect from 27 April 2025. Medical visas issued to Pakistani nationals will be valid only till 29 April 2025. All Pakistani nationals currently in India must leave India before the expiry of visas, as now amended," the Centre had said in its directive on the revocation of visas for Pakistani nationals.