Overview

• Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi questioned Dror Shlomo Goldstein’s standing, asking for documentary proof of paternity and why he was in Goa when the family lived in a cave.
• Following the court’s sharp remarks, Goldstein withdrew his petition challenging the Karnataka High Court order that allowed the Centre to facilitate the family’s return to Russia.
• The bench remarked that India has become a “haven” for foreigners who overstay, while also asking why the petitioner should not be deported.
• Karnataka authorities told the courts that DNA results were shared with Russia, which issued short‑validity emergency travel documents from September 25 to October 9 for the mother and daughters.
• The woman, Nina Kutina, had overstayed a visa that expired on April 17, 2017; she and her two young daughters were found living in a cave near Gokarna in July, and media reports say they flew to Russia on September 28.