BXY v Secretary of State for the Home Department and others

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionOrder

Case number: AC-2025-LON-000147

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Administrative Court

Before:

The Honourable Mr Justice Jay

Between:

The King
(on the application of BXY, by his litigation friend Taran Cheema)

-v-

1. Secretary of Secretary of State for the Home Department

2. London Borough of Hillingdon

Order

BEFORE the Honourable Mr Justice Jay sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice on 14 and 15 January 2026.

UPON the Claimant’s application for judicial review and urgent interim relief made on 13 January 2026.

AND UPON the Claimant making interlocutory applications on 13 January 2026 for anonymity and the appointment of a litigation friend.

AND UPON the Order of Chamberlain J of 13 January 2026 directing that the Claimant’s application be listed for an oral hearing on 14 January 2026.

AND UPON hearing submissions from counsel, Ms Naik KC for the Claimant and Ms Parsons for the Defendant.

AND UPON the Defendant confirming that removal directions set for 15 January 2026 had been deferred.

AND UPON the Defendant informing the Court that more time was required to consider her position and that she would therefore not seek to remove the Claimant for at least two weeks and that she would then serve any further removal directions in line with Section 10A of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

AND UPON the Defendant issuing a further reconsideration request response on 14 January 2026, in relation to the further NRM referral received by the IECA on 9 January 2026.

AND UPON the Defendant agreeing to grant the Claimant immigration bail pursuant to her power under Schedule 10(1) of the Immigration Act 2016, with such conditions as she deems fit.

AND UPON the Defendant issuing a supplementary decision on the Claimant’s claimed age on 16 January 2026 (“the Supplementary Letter on age”).

AND UPON the Defendant issuing a supplementary decision on the Claimant’s inadmissibility and human rights claims on 16 January 2026 (“the Supplementary Letter on inadmissibility and human rights”).

AND UPON the Defendant agreeing not to remove the Claimant from the UK before the determination of his application for interim relief and permission to apply for judicial review, or until further order.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED BY CONSENT THAT:

  1. The Claimant’s application for interim relief is adjourned.
  2. This claim is fit for expedition.
  3. The Claimant may file amended grounds of claim if so advised, such amendments to be limited to addressing the further reconsideration request response of 14 January 2026, the Supplementary Letter on age of 16 January 2026 and the Supplementary Letter on inadmissibility and human rights of 16 January 2026, by 4pm on 23 January 2026. If the Claimant seeks to make any other amendments to the grounds, the Claimant must apply for permission to amend in relation to those.
  4. The Defendant shall file her Acknowledgement of Service and response to the Claimant’s application for interim relief by 4pm on 2 February 2026.
  5. The Claimant may file any reply to the Acknowledgement of Service by 4pm on 9 February 2026.
  6. This matter shall be listed for an oral hearing to determine the questions of interim relief and permission to apply for judicial review as soon as possible thereafter, with a time estimate of half a day.
  7. Pursuant to the Court’s inherent jurisdiction, CPR 39.2(4) and s. 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, and until further order, the proceedings shall be anonymised in accordance with the following directions:
    a. There be substituted for all purposes in these proceedings for all purposes, including on the Court’s Register of Claims, and whether orally or in writing, in place of references to the Claimant by name, references to him by the letters “BXY”.
    b. To the extent necessary to protect the identity of the Claimant or his location, any other references, whether to persons or places or otherwise, be adjusted appropriately.
    c. So far as the claim form, or any judgment or order, or any other document to which any person may have access pursuant to CPR 5.4A-D or at common law does not comply with the above, the Claimant’s solicitors have leave to file with the Court copies of such documents adjusted so as to comply, which are to be treated for all purposes as being in substitution for the relevant originals. The originals are then to be retained by the Court in a sealed envelope marked “Not to be opened without permission of a Judge”.
    d. A non-party may not inspect or obtain a copy of any document from the Court file without the permission of a Judge. Any application for such permission must be made on at least 3 days’ notice to the Claimant.
    e. A non-party may not inspect or obtain a copy of any document from the Court file without the permission of a Judge. Any application for such permission must be made on at least 3 days’ notice to the Claimant.
    f. A non-party may not obtain a copy of any statement of case or other document from the Court file unless it has been anonymised in accordance with this Order.
  8. Liberty to apply.
  9. Costs reserved.