Shanmugalingam v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), docket IMM-1167-97

Date: 19981202

Docket: IMM-1167-97

BETWEEN:

     PATHMAWATHY SHANMUGALINGAM

     Applicant

     - and -

     THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

     Respondent

     REASONS FOR ORDER

     (Delivered orally from the Bench at Toronto, Ontario on

     Tuesday, December 1, 1998, as edited)

ROTHSTEIN J.

[1]      In this judicial review, the applicant has satisfied me that the panel made reference to a set of documents that was not before it and did not make reference to documents that were in evidence before it. While some of the documents it referred to in its decision were clearly before it, I cannot be satisfied that it took account of all up-to-date documentary information because its reasons do not indicate that it considered the new information before it.

[2]      The judicial review is allowed and the matter is remitted to a different panel of the Refugee Division for redetermination.

"Marshall Rothstein"

Judge

TORONTO, ONTARIO

December 2, 1998

     FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

     Names of Counsel and Solicitors of Record

COURT NO:                          IMM-1167-97

STYLE OF CAUSE:                      PATHMAWATHY

                             SHANMUGALINGAM

                        

                             and -

THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND

                             IMMIGRATION

DATE OF HEARING:                  TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1998

PLACE OF HEARING:                  TORONTO, ONTARIO

REASONS FOR ORDER BY:              ROTHSTEIN, J.

DATED:                          WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1998

APPEARANCES:                      Ms. Helen Turner

                            

                                 For the Applicant

                            

                             Mr. Michael Morris

                                 For the Respondent

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:              Helen R. Turner

                             Barrister & Solicitor

                             1505-80 Richmond St. W.,

                             Toronto, Ontario

                             M5H 2A4

                        

                                 For the Applicant

                              Morris Rosenberg

                             Deputy Attorney General

                             of Canada

                                 For the Respondent

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                              FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

                                 Date: 19981202

                        

         Docket: IMM-1167-97

                             Between:

PATHMAWATHY SHANMUGALINGAM

     Applicant

                             - and -

                             THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP

                             AND IMMIGRATION

                        

     Respondent

                    

                            

            

REASONS FOR ORDER