▁be ▁set ▁aside ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁non - dis closure ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁feas ibility ▁study ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁res ett lement ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ag os ▁Islands . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ruled ▁against ▁review ing ▁the ▁case ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁( R ▁( on ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁B anc ou lt ▁( No ▁ 2 )) ▁v ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Foreign ▁and ▁Commonwealth ▁Affairs ). ▁ ▁Fact s ▁ ▁Ch ag os ▁Islands ▁ ▁The ▁Ch ag os ▁Islands ▁are ▁a ▁cluster ▁of ▁ 6 0 ▁islands ▁and ▁seven ▁at oll s ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean . ▁First ▁occupied ▁by ▁le pers ▁from ▁Maur it ius , ▁France ▁acquired ▁the ▁islands ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁and ▁slaves ▁were ▁brought ▁in ▁from ▁Africa ▁and ▁India ▁to ▁maintain ▁co con ut ▁plant ations ▁placed ▁there . ▁Following ▁Napoleon ' s ▁defeat ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁the ▁islands ▁were ▁c eded ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁in ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Paris , ▁who ▁admin ister ed ▁them ▁as ▁a ▁dependency ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Maur it ius . ▁Although ▁the ▁slaves ▁were ▁given ▁their ▁freedom ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁many ▁remained ▁on ▁the ▁Ch ag os ▁Islands ▁as ▁contract ▁workers , ▁and ▁their ▁descend ants ▁and ▁later ▁imm igr ants ▁are ▁considered ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁people ▁– ▁the ▁Ch ag os si