Kerala HC denies plea by Pakistani national married to Indian man seeking visa to enter country
The Kerala High Court ruled that a Pakistani national married to an Indian citizen has no vested right to demand a visa to enter India. The court upheld the government's sovereign authority to regulate immigration, especially following security-related suspensions.
Why it matters
The ruling clarifies the limits of spousal rights in immigration law and reinforces state sovereignty in national security matters.
The Kerala High Court recently ruled that a Pakistani national could not demand that the government consider her visa application even if she was married to an Indian citizen.
Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas found that due to the government order that was still in force suspending all visa services to Pakistani nationals after the Pahalgam terror attack , the petitioner could not demand that her visa application be processed.
The court stated that no foreign national, even if married to an Indian citizen, had a “vested right” to demand that the person be permitted to enter the country.
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