Passport impounded over father’s 1997 case: J&K High Court allows Srinagar student to pursue MBBS in Iran

The J&K High Court on Thursday (October 8, 2026) directed the authorities to grant a passport to a female medical student studying in Iran, months after her passport was impounded due to her father’s case registered in 1997. “The present order is being passed in the peculiar circumstances of the case, particularly having regard to the fact that the appellant has already completed half of her MBBS course under the permission granted by the respondents.

The medical student, who was pursuing her MBBS at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, lran, returned to India earlier this year due to the ongoing war between Iran and the U.

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