SC directs Assam govt to notify ‘ways and means’ to release foreigners kept in detention
New Delhi, Apr 09: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Assam government to inform the court about the "ways and means" of releasing foreigners kept in detention centers for prolonged periods of time.
The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, comprising of Justice Deepak Gupta and Justice Sanjiv Khanna, directed the Assam Chief Secretary to conduct a meeting of all stakeholders and come up with an affidavit with details on releasing over 900 illegal foreigners in several detention centers.
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Plea
to
stop
release
of
Modi
biopic
rejected
by
SC
The
bench
took
note
of
the
state
government's
plea
that
its
observations
can
affect
the
upcoming
Lok
Sabha
polls
and
deferred
the
hearing
to
April
25.
Lok
Sabha
elections
in
Assam
will
be
held
on
April
23.
Earlier the court had asked the central government to apprise it on several issues including as to how many functional detention centers are there in the state.