S v Secretary of State for the Home Department (India)

Those people in whom the authorities regard as still being 'actively committed to the cause (as defined in the previous para) can indeed expect to be detained if the authorities detect their re-entry into India.

In my view Manjit Singh does not fall into this category � at least as far as the central authorities of India are concerned.

If I am correct in thinking that [the claimant] has not been classified as a militant by one or other of India's central intelligence services, it is in my view unlikely that he would be stopped at the airport on his return, always provided that his passport is not stamped in such a way as to cause an immigration officer to be instantly suspicious of his b ona fides .

" 6.118. "Some 4 million Sikhs live in India outside the Punjab. Sikh communities are found in most Indian cities and virtually all states. They are general urban and prosperous and they control important trades and occupy a prominent position within the central and regional administration. Most Sikhs, particularly the better educated and urban Sikhs, have some knowledge of English and or Hindu. Punjabi Sikhs would have no more problem in enrolling their children in school or obtaining employment than any other Indian relocating to a new area.