Rohingyas Who Are In Custody In Jammu Will Be Sent To Myanmar
Rohingyas who are in custody in Jammu will be sent to Myanmar as per the procedure: Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Thursday said in its judgment that Rohingyas in Jammu and Kashmir can only be sent to Myanmar by following the prescribed procedure.
The court disposed of the plea to leave the Rohingya taken in Jammu and Kashmir custody and not be sent to Myanmar.
Rohingya refugee Mohammad Salimullah filed a petition through advocate Prashant Bhushan in the court stating that the court should direct the government not to send the Rohingya refugees in Jammu jail to Myanmar.
Also, the petition demanded his release. The bench hearing the case was headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde.
The bench said in its order that Rohingyas cannot be deported back to Myanmar without following the procedure outlined in the law.
The Supreme Court has said in its judgment that the Rohingyas in Jammu and Kashmir can be sent to Myanmar only by following the prescribed procedure.
The court disposed of the plea to leave Rohingya detained in Jammu and Kashmir and not sent to Myanmar.
On March 26, the court reserved the verdict after the completion of the hearing. The petitioner had said that he had filed this petition in the public interest to save the refugees living in India from being extradited.
This application was filed with Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution to protect the rights received under Article 51 (c).
During the last hearing, Prashant Bhushan had said in the court that he is seeking directions to the central government and the Jammu and Kashmir administration that the Rohingya who are in custody be released and not sent back to Myanmar.
The Advocate had said that Rohingya children are murdered and exploited and the Myanmar military has failed to comply with international humanitarian laws.
