Overview

• Justice B. M. Shyam Prasad disposed of Israeli national Dror Shlomo Goldstein’s petition, which sought to halt the immediate removal of the minors.
• Additional Solicitor General K. Arvind Kamath told the court that Russian emergency travel documents are valid only from September 25 to October 9, prompting a push for prompt exit permits.
• Five-year-old Ama, born in India, was granted Russian citizenship after a DNA report was shared with Moscow, enabling issuance of emergency papers.
• The Union government said the return would not be treated as deportation, reflecting the mother Nina Kutina’s stated wish to go back with her children.
• Authorities had found the family living in a remote Gokarna cave in July and later shared their details with Russian officials, who responded with documentation for their return.