The Delhi High Court directed authorities to urgently process the visa application of Pernia Qureshi.
The Court also set a 10-day deadline for deciding her sister’s visa plea, stressing quick action under legal guidelines.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Monday clearly stated that India cannot act as a “dharamshala” (public shelter) for refugees from around the world, while rejecting a plea by a Sri Lankan Tamil national who was facing deportation after completing a jail sentence. A Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice K Vinod Chandran was hearing the case of Subaskaran, a Sri Lankan Tamil who had challenged an order of the Madras High Court directing him to leave India immediately after serving a seven-year sentence under various laws including the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA).
