The Home Secretary need not consider any risk of torture as an issue separate from that of persecution, when considering making an order for deportation.
Citations:
Ind Summary 05-Apr-1993
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Regina v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Chahal CA 27-Oct-1993
Chahal was a Sikh separatist leader who was refused asylum and whom the Secretary of State proposed to deport to India as a threat to national security here.
Held: The Home Secretary must balance the need to deport against against any threat . .
See Also – Chahal v The United Kingdom ECHR 15-Nov-1996
Proper Reply Opportunity Required on Deportation
(Grand Chamber) The claimant was an Indian citizen who had been granted indefinite leave to remain in this country but whose activities as a Sikh separatist brought him to the notice of the authorities both in India and here. The Home Secretary of . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Immigration, Extradition
Updated: 16 May 2022; Ref: scu.87941
