New Delhi, May 2 -- The Supreme Court on Friday directed the government authorities to verify the citizenship documents of a Srinagar-based family of six, who are allegedly being detained for their deportation to Pakistan.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh however, ordered the government authorities to not take any coercive action against the family, until an appropriate decision is taken by the authorities, in this regard.

The bench also granted liberty to the petitioner's family to approach the High Court of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, in case they are dissatisfied with the government's decision over the validity of their citizenship.

The Court also clarified that its decision is based on the peculiar facts of this p...