Habib & Ors v Minister for Immigration & Anor

The applicants in this case, Habib and others, were challenging a decision of the Minister for Immigration and another party in the Federal Court of Australia. The applicants were seeking to overturn a decision made by the Minister on 11 February 2010, which related to an application for review of a decision made by the delegate of the Minister on 17 March 2009. The applicants were seeking a writ of certiorari to quash the Minister's decision and a writ of mandamus to compel the Minister to determine the application for review according to law.

The central legal issues in this case were whether the Minister's decision was legally valid and whether the Minister had failed to consider relevant information in making the decision. The applicants argued that the Minister had failed to consider relevant information and had not properly exercised their discretion in making the decision. The Minister argued that the decision was valid and that the applicants had not demonstrated that the decision was flawed.

The court found in favour of the applicants and issued the writs of certiorari and mandamus as sought. The court found that the Minister had failed to consider relevant information in making the decision and had not properly exercised their discretion. The court found that the decision was therefore invalid and ordered that it be quashed. The court also found that the Minister had failed to determine the application for review according to law and ordered that the Minister determine the application according to law.