India, Sept. 7 -- A Canadian court has turned down an appeal to prevent removal from the country on the grounds that the plaintiff faced persecution if she returned to India due to her involvement with the secessionist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).

In a ruling, Federal justice Guy Regimbald disagreed with the applicant, Indian national Kanwaljit Kaur's assertion that she risked "persecution, and consequently irreparable harm will occur, because of her involvement with Sikhs for Justice and her support for the Khalistan movement".

In the judicial review of a negative decision on her Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA), the judge said the claims were "speculative" and that having a voting card for the so-called Khalistan Referendum was "i...