Press Trust of India
New Delhi
July 4, 2019
India has ratified and is a signatory to various conventions that recognise the Principle of “Non- Refoulement’, which prohibits deportation of refugees to a country where they may face threat to their lives.
"It would be listed for hearing on July 9," the bench, which also comprised Justice Deepak Gupta, said. (file photo)
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a PIL seeking identification and deportation of all illegal immigrants and infiltrators including Bangladesh nationals and Rohingyas.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta took note of submission of lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay that his plea, which was filed in 2017, be listed for an urgent hearing.
"It would be listed for hearing on July 9," the bench, which also comprised Justice Deepak Gupta, said.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta took note of submission of lawyer and BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay that his plea, which was filed in 2017, be listed for an urgent hearing.
"It would be listed for hearing on July 9," the bench, which also comprised Justice Deepak Gupta, said.