Kochi, Dec 11 (NationPress) The Kerala High Court on Thursday mandated the Centre to present the entire deportation documentation for Suraj Lama, an Indian citizen who was sent back from Kuwait and subsequently vanished shortly after arriving at Kochi airport.

A division bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M.B. Snehalatha issued this order while considering a habeas corpus petition filed by Lama’s son, who claims that his father’s disappearance is shrouded in suspicious circumstances.

Previously, the court had sought clarification regarding the standard procedures followed when a citizen is deported to India.

Despite the Deputy Solicitor General submitting a statement, the bench expressed dissatisfaction, stating that the explanation raises more questions than it answers.

The judges indicated they would refrain from drawing any conclusions until all deportation documents were provided.

If any documents are in a foreign language, the court insisted that certified translations must also be submitted.

Representing the state, the government pleader informed the court that the Superintendent of the Ernakulam Government Medical College Hospital and the Deputy Superintendent of Police in Aluva had submitted reports as previously required.

The hospital report indicated that the deportee was transported via a '108 ambulance' without anyone accompanying him.

The bench expressed concern over this detail, noting that the medical records lacked any police requisition that would authorize the transfer.

"The police must issue a requisition to the ambulance stating they are sending this person. Where is this requisition? We demand to see it," the court stated.

The government pleader assured the bench that all pertinent materials, including any police requests made to the hospital, would be presented.

The court emphasized that its scrutiny is rooted in the constitutional guarantee of equal protection for every citizen.

"Every citizen is equal and under the Constitutional umbrella is a sovereign," the bench remarked, urging authorities to treat the matter with appropriate seriousness.

Furthermore, the high court instructed the state to provide updates on the forensic examination of a body found earlier in Kalamassery, which investigators are probing for potential connections to the case.

The case is scheduled for further hearing on Monday.