J&K: High court orders passport revival for student purusing MBBS in Iran
Ibra Khan, a student pursuing MBBS at Tehran University, had her passport impounded due to her father's past case. The Jammu & Kashmir High Court intervened, recognizing her completion of half the course before the impounding occurred. Legal representatives argued that Khan could not be held accountable for her father's actions from 1997. A division bench ordered the passport's revival while…
SRINAGAR: The Jammu & Kashmir High Court has ordered that the passport of a Kashmiri student pursuing MBBS in Iran be revived. Ibra Khan, who was born in 2005, had her passport impounded by authorities despite her birth year as they were concerned about an adverse report against her father from 1997. The report highlighted "aspersions" against her father and apprehensions that she might join anti-India forces.
The court noted that the security of the country is of utmost concern and, granting her appeal, directed the revival of her passport for the remainder of her course at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Khan was issued a passport in October 2024 but received showcause notices in March and April 2026 from the passport authorities.
Her passport was subsequently impounded on May 4, 2026. Khan's counsel argued that she had not responded to the notices due to the turbulence in the region and the subsequent impounding of her passport without clear reasons. The division bench of Chief Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal allowed Khan's appeal, ordering the passport's revival and urging her to comply with any conditions placed upon her.
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