▁is , ▁that ▁the ▁ordin ance ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁without ▁legal ▁authority ), ▁a ▁claim ▁u ph eld ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁Div is ional ▁Court ▁and ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al . ▁In ▁response , ▁Robin ▁Cook , ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Secretary , ▁repe aled ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Order ▁in ▁Council ▁and ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁appeal ▁against ▁the ▁decision , ▁allowing ▁the ▁Ch ag os si ans ▁to ▁return ▁home . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁a ▁second ▁Order ▁in ▁Council , ▁the ▁British ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁Territ ory ▁( Const itution ) ▁Order ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁was ▁produced , ▁again ▁re inst ating ▁the ▁off - limits ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ag os ▁Islands . ▁B anc ou lt ▁brought ▁a ▁second ▁case , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁this ▁Order ▁was ▁again ▁ult ra ▁v ires ▁and ▁un reason able , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁had ▁viol ated ▁legit imate ▁expectation ▁by ▁passing ▁the ▁second ▁Order ▁after ▁giving ▁the ▁impression ▁that ▁the ▁Ch ag os si ans ▁were ▁free ▁to ▁return ▁home . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Order ▁was ▁again ▁struck ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁Div is ional ▁Court ▁and ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁before ▁proceed ing ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁heard ▁by ▁L ords ▁Hoff mann , ▁B ingham , ▁Rod ger , ▁C ars well ▁and ▁M ance ▁between ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁and ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁In ▁their ▁judgment ,