Srinagar, Aug. 1 -- The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal formally recorded the Union Ministry's decision to grant the visa. The court, however, noted that the arrangement "shall not constitute a precedent in any manner."

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the MHA, informed the court that "after much deliberation and considering the peculiarity of facts. an in-principle decision has been taken by the authority to grant a visitor visa to the respondent." He assured the court that the authorities would "process and accord a visitor visa to the respondent at the earliest" following the completion of formalities.

The Bench noted that this in-principle decision was based solely on the uniq...