India-Pakistan Tensions: Karnataka HC Rejects Pak Minors' Plea For No Coercive Action, Says Visa Revocation Safeguards Citizens' Interest

The Karnataka High Court dismissed a visa cancellation case involving Pakistani children, ruling that the government has wide discretion in immigration matters. Justice M Nagaprasanna declined to interfere with authorities' decision to cancel visas granted to minor siblings of a Pakistani national studying in India. The court noted national security considerations in border-sensitive cases outweigh individual hardships. This judgment reinforces the executive's primacy in immigration policy, especially involving sensitive nationalities. While protecting children's interests through gradual repatriation arrangements, the court refused to second-guess security assessments. The ruling balances humanitarian concerns with sovereignty imperatives in migration cases.