The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to the Central Government and other concerned authorities in a petition filed by a Pakistani woman, who married an Indian citizen in 2024. The woman, Ruqaiya Obaeed, and her husband, Ubada Abul Barakat Farooqi, challenged the central government’s decision to cancel all visas following the Pahalgam attack, which has affected her ability to join her husband in India.

Justice Sachin Datta issued a notice to the Central Government, asking the counsel for the Central Government to take instructions on why the petitioner’s application, which sought a long-term visa (LTV), was not considered, while the pleas of other applicants were considered.

The notice has been issued in response to the petition filed by Ruqaiya Obaeed and her husband, Ubada Abu

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