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India struggling with 140 Cr population, not dharmashala for refugees all over the world: SC

By Jhanak Sharma      19 May, 2025 08:02 PM      0 Comments
India struggling with 140 Cr population not dharmashala for refugees all over the world SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said India is already struggling with 140 crore population and it is not a dharmashala, which can entertain refugees from all over the world.

A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Justice K Vinod Chandran asked if India is going to host refugees from all over the world, while declining to entertain a plea for refuge by a Sri Lankan national.

A counsel for the Sri Lankan Tamil, contended before the court that he had come to India with a visa and emphasised that his life was in danger in his home country.

The bench, however, asked “Is India to host refugees from all over the world? We are struggling with 140 crores. This is not a dharmashala where we can entertain foreign nationals from all over".

The court sought to know as what is the petitioner's right to settle here.

The petitioner's counsel submitted that his wife and children were settled in India and that he had been under detention for nearly three years now and the deportation process had not begun.

The bench, however, pointed out the petitioner was taken into custody as per law and his detention does not violate Article 21 of the Constitution.

The court also emphasised that Article 19 is available only to Indian citizens.

The counsel contended, going back to Sri Lanka is dangerous for the petitioner, and his life was danger in Sri Lanka. The bench told the counsel that the petitioner can move to any other country.

The Sri Lankan national was arrested in 2015 on suspicion of being linked to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a terrorist organisation once active in Sri Lanka.

A trial court in 2018, convicted him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and sentenced him to 10 years in jail.

The Madras High Court in 2022, reduced the ten-year term to seven years. The high court had asked him to leave the country as soon as his sentence was over and stay in a refugee camp before his deportation.
 



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