March 27, 2021
Country can't be capital for illegal immigrants, Centre tells court
New Delhi: The country cannot be the “capital” for illegal immigrants, the Centre told the Supreme Court which on Friday reserved order on a fresh plea seeking directions for immediate release of detained Rohingya refugees in Jammu and restrain the government from implementing any order deporting them to Myanmar.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde refused to hear at this stage the intervention application filed by United Nations special rapporteur in the matter.
“We will not hear you today. There is serious objection to it,” the bench told the counsel appearing for the UN special rapporteur.
“We are closing it for order,” said the bench, which also comprised Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, after hearing submissions on the fresh plea.