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Migration Jurisprudence from the South › India

Mohammad Salimullah v. Union of India

Supreme Court of India · India · 2021-04-08 · National court

Citation: IA in W.P. (C) 793/2017
Type of case: Constitutional and human rights
Outcome: Decided against the migrant side

Question

Should the court stop the deportation of Rohingya refugees held in Jammu?

What the court decided

No interim relief. The court declined to halt deportation, saying it would follow the procedure for deportation; the main petition is pending.

In plain language

Rohingya refugees detained in Jammu asked the Supreme Court to stop their deportation to Myanmar. The court refused to stop it for now.

Dalam bahasa sederhana

Pengungsi Rohingya yang ditahan di Jammu meminta MA menghentikan deportasi mereka ke Myanmar. Pengadilan menolak menghentikannya untuk sementara.

Pertanyaan: Haruskah pengadilan menghentikan deportasi pengungsi Rohingya yang ditahan di Jammu?

What happened afterwards

  • 2021-04-08: Interim order.

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