Padda v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2003 FCT 63

Date: 20030123

Docket: IMM-3990-02

Neutral citation: 2003 FCT 63

Toronto, Ontario, Thursday the 23^rd day of January, 2003

PRESENT:      The Honourable Mr. Justice Campbell

BETWEEN:

SAMINDER SINGH PADDA

Applicant

- and -

THE MINISTER

OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

Respondent

                                               REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDER

[1]                 In the present case, the Applicant's claim for refugee status before the CRDD was brought on grounds of his religion, imputed political opinion and membership in a particular social group and based on detailed evidence of persecution by Indian police as a suspected "militant".

[2]                 In my opinion, the record discloses strong evidence that the Applicant was unjustifiably tortured at the hands of the police, but this evidence was discounted by the CRDD on what I consider to be perverse findings going to the Applicant's credibility.

[3]                 In his carefully prepared written argument, counsel for the Applicant addresses each of six credibility findings made by the CRDD which, it is argued, renders the decision patently unreasonable. I completely agree with and accept each argument detailed in the Applicant's further Memorandum of Fact and Law at paragraphs 42-59. As a result, I find the CRDD's decision to be patently unreasonable.

                                                                            ORDER

Accordingly, I set the CRDD's decision aside and refer this matter back for redetermination before a differently constituted panel.

  

                                                                                                                                  "Douglas R. Campbell"             

                                                                                                                                                          J.F.C.C.                       

FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

TRIAL DIVISION

Names of Counsel and Solicitors of Record

DOCKET NO.:                        IMM-3990-02

STYLE OF CAUSE: SAMINDER SINGH PADDA

Applicant

- and -

THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

Respondent

DATE OF HEARING:           WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2003

PLACE OF HEARING:         TORONTO, ONTARIO

REASONS FOR ORDER

AND ORDER BY:                  CAMPBELL J.

DATED:                                    THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2003

  

APPEARANCES BY:                          Mr. Lorne Waldman

For the Applicant

Ms. Negar Hashemi

For the Respondent

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:           Mr. Lorne Waldman

Barrister & Solicitor

281 Eglinton Avenue East

Toronto, Ontario

M4P 1L3

For the Applicant

Morris Rosenberg

Deputy Attorney General of Canada

For the Respondent     

        

FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

  

                                                                                                                                            Date: 20030123

                                                                                                                               Docket: IMM-3990-02

                                                      

                                              

BETWEEN:

  

SAMINDER SINGH PADDA

Applicant

- and -

     

THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

Respondent

                                                   

REASONS FOR ORDER

AND ORDER