6 Dec 2012
BENADICT PATPANATHAN v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
- Citation
- BENADICT PATPANATHAN v. DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL162/2012
The application for habeas corpus was dismissed because the existence of a pending UNHCR claim did not render detention unlawful where the Director had contacted UNHCR, placed the removal order on hold at UNHCR's request, sought expedition and a timeframe, and the applicant withheld consent for UNHCR to review; precedents establish that such a pending UNHCR matter does not by itself justify habeas corpus and there was no showing that removal within a reasonable time was impossible.