Four adult children from Gurkha families have lost a test-case high
court battle for the right to live with parents settled in the UK.A
judge upheld Home Office decisions refusing the four, who are in their
late 20s and early 30s, indefinite leave to remain in the
country.Lawyers for the four argued that a policy barring over-18s not
already settled from getting leave, except in exceptional circumstances,
did not reflect the “devotion and commitment of the Gurkhas and their
families to the UK and the British army”.But Mr Justice Eady said the
policy determining who should be allowed to settle covered the families
of all foreign and Commonwealth service personnel.The judge ruled that
“the great contributions” made by Gurkhas to British interests over
generations “should not be allowed to distort the interpretation of
legislative provisions or guidance directives” which were not specific
to them.The world-famous Nepalese fighters have been part of the British
army for almost 200 years. - uf
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