On June 24, 2025, the J&K & Ladakh High Court, led by Justice Rahul Bharti, ordered the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to bring back 63‑year‑old Rakshanda Rashid—who was deported to Pakistan following the April 2025 Pahalgam terrorist attack—within 10 days of the June 6 order, with a compliance report due by July 1. The Court highlighted that Ms. Rashid had lived in India for nearly 40 years on a Long-Term Visa and suffered from serious health issues, and found her deportation procedurally and substantively flawed. As the Court emphasized, “human rights are the most sacrosanct component of a human life,” prompting the “SOS‑like intervention” .

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