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Muslim 11
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FER17 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs [2019] FCAFC 106 whether the meaning of “a national” as appears in the definition of “receiving country” in s 5 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) applies to a person who does not have a present status of a citizen of another country but is capable of acquiring that status – meaning does not apply in such a circumstance 24 June 2019 \| Judicial Body: Australia: Federal Court \| Topic(s): Citizenship / Nationality law - Statelessness \| Countries: Australia - India - Sri Lanka
NAVTEJ SINGH JOHAR & ORS. (Petitioner(s)) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA THR. SECRETARY MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Respondent(s)) insofar as Section 377 criminalises consensual sexual acts of adults (i.e. persons above the age of 18 years who are competent to consent) in private, is violative of Articles 14, 15,19, and 21 of the Constitution. It is, however, clarified that such consent must be free consent, which is completely voluntary in nature, and devoid of any duress or coercion. 6 September 2018 \| Judicial Body: India: Supreme Court \| Topic(s): Constitutional law - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Sexual and reproductive rights \| Countries: India
Decision MB6-01059 / MB6-01060 (Jurisprudential Guide, in private) Heard at Refugee Appeals Division, Montreal, Quebec Jurisprudential Guide: Internal flight alternative in India for claimants from Punjab 6 February 2017 \| Judicial Body: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Topic(s): Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Police - Punjabis \| Countries: Canada - India
TG (Interaction of Directives and Rules) 30 January 2017 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Tibetan \| Countries: China - India - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Kaur (children's best interests / public interest interface) 10 January 2017 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Topic(s): Children's rights \| Countries: India - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
AATA Case No. 1503327 24 August 2016 \| Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal \| Topic(s): Social group discrimination - Women's rights \| Countries: Australia - India
AATA Case No. 1501466 6 July 2016 \| Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal \| Topic(s): Persecution based on political opinion - Physical harm - Social group discrimination \| Countries: Australia - India
AR and NH (lesbians) India v. Secretary of State for the Home Department 4 February 2016 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Topic(s): Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) - Persecution on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity \| Countries: India - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
R (on the application of Ali) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) 18 November 2015 \| Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Supreme Court \| Topic(s): Family reunification - Immigration law \| Countries: Bangladesh - India - Pakistan - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Chaudhary v. Canada 20 October 2015 \| Judicial Body: Canada: Courts of Appeal \| Topic(s): Habeas corpus - Immigration Detention \| Countries: Cameroon - Canada - India - Italy

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