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Cite as: [2011] EWCA Civ 1439

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Neutral Citation Number: [2011] EWCA Civ 1439
Case No: C5/2011/1225

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL DIVISION)
ON APPEAL FROM THE UPPER TRIBUNAL
(IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM CHAMBER)
[Appeal No: IA/03746/2010]

Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
18 October 2011

B e f o r e :

LORD JUSTICE RIX
LORD JUSTICE SULLIVAN
and
LORD JUSTICE LEWISON
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Between:
AR (NEPAL)
Appellant
- and -

SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE
HOME DEPARTMENT


Respondent

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Mr Howells (instructed by N C Brothers & Co Solicitors) appeared on behalf of the Applicant.
Mr N Clarke (instructed by Treasury Solicitors) appeared on behalf of the Respondent.
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    Lord Justice Rix:

  1. I hope I will make myself understood. We think our order should be that the appeal is allowed unless within 28 days the Secretary of State applies to have the matter remitted to the First-tier Tribunal stating her opposition to the grant of indefinite leave to remain on proper grounds, in which case the matter would be remitted to the First-tier Tribunal to resolve the ground of appeal which would then be extant. We think that there should nevertheless be liberty to apply to the appellant to return to the court to submit that the opposition raised by the Secretary of State is worthless so that this court should determine that that is so and make remission unnecessary. We have it in mind that the 28 days unless order is intended as a final order. It is a strict order; unless the Secretary of State applies within 28 days then the matter will be resolved finally here. The appeal is allowed and the Secretary of State is directed to grant indefinite leave to remain unless within 28 days as a strict and final order she applies to have the matter remitted on proper grounds to the First-tier Tribunal with liberty to apply to the appellant to challenge the propriety of those grounds. That liberty to apply is just given out of consideration for the unlikely possibility that the Secretary of State pulls, as it were, a fast one. We do not want a wasteful application under that liberty to apply to us if in truth it has to go back.

    2. Order: Appeal allowed

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