Lahore High Court Rules Written Reasons Mandatory for Offloading Passengers

Written reasons must for offloading passengers, rules LHC

• LHC says absence of record undermines transparency • Law officer hints at review mechanism for offloading LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ruled that immigration authorities must record and communicate written reasons in every case where a passenger is offloaded from an international flight, holding that such action, though preventive, must comply with constitutional safeguards of due process. Justice Raheel Kamran announced the judgment while deciding two identical petitions filed b...

By [email protected] (Wajih Ahmad Sheikh)