LONDON landmark decision from the High Court of Judge London reported on March 16, 2022 when an Afghan national the plaintiff, represented by prominent human rights lawyer/lawyer Mr. Amer Manzoor, a Pakistani who practices in London and lawyer Mr. Mansour Fazli of 12 Old Square.
This business of AHN, R (on application) v Secretary of State for internal affairs department [2022] EWHC 582 is of important nature because, according to Hugh Mercer QC, he sat as an Associate Justice of High Court of London view- influence other similar cases.
defendant in this case was a secretary of state for UK Home Office.
SSHD refused to grant the applicant British citizenship. on good foundations of character. The plaintiff, an application for the naturalization of a physician, was rejected because he was a member of Hizb-e-Islami (HI) in Afghanistan. The organization was banned by the Terrorism Act 2000.
This also interesting thing, because newspapers articles as a result of which Margaret Thatcher met with a Pakistani military ruler president Zia-ul-Haq in 1980 were granted in support of claims. It was also discussed in judgment that these circumstances material in consideration of character assessment when the plaintiff joined university at a time when Western allies were encouraging volunteers join university in 1989, by providing weapons, financial as well as military support and what support continuation for the period must correspond to the reasons for joining university.
Secretary of the state must pay £30,000 cost in This business. This landmark case is good hope for those people their applications for naturalization were rejected on character base.
Mr. Amer Manzoor is born in Pakistan and started working as a human rights lawyer. in London since 2010. He one of the best legal minds in Human Rights Law.
