‘Rwanda Policy’ for asylum seekers held unlawful; UK Supreme Court upholds decision of Court of Appeal
The Supreme Court took the decision to uphold the Court of Appeal’s findings regardless of the political debates surrounding the Rwanda Policy.
Migrants
Madras High Court| Citizenship Amendment Act applicable to Sri Lankan Hindu Tamils
Madras High Court: A writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of
Delhi High Court directs State to explain why NOC has yet not been granted to Hindu migrants from Pakistan living in Adarsh Nagar jhuggi
Delhi High Court: In a PIL filed on behalf of the Hindu Migrants who have come from Pakistan to India, and are
J&K and Ladakh HC| Government accommodations are meant for serving officers and not retirees; Union of India v. Omkar Nath Dhar, (2022) 1 SCC 40, reiterated
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court: While deciding the instant petition filed by 3 retired State Bank of India employees, who
Kashmiri migrants can’t retain Government accommodation for indefinite period after retirement: Supreme Court
The compassion shown to Kashmiri Migrants has to be balanced with the expectations of the serving officers to discharge their duties effectively.
NHRC issues notice to Uttar Pradesh Govt over reported death of a migrant worker due to hunger
Death of a Migrant worker due to hunger The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has issued a notice to the Chief
Railway Ministry appeals — persons with co-morbidities, pregnant women, children below the age of 10 years and persons above 65 years of age may avoid travel by rail, except when it is essential
Indian Railways has been running Shramik special Trains on a daily basis throughout the country to ensure that migrants can travel back
Media reports of hardships to labourers on board misdirected special trains, devoid of water, food and basic facilities causing sickness and death: NHRC takes suo motu cognizance
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance media reports that the trains which are ferrying the migrant labourers are
Kar HC | Government of Karnataka directed to clarify its stand vis-à-vis bearing the Railway expenses of migrants returning to their home States
Karnataka High Court: The Division Bench of Abhay Sreenivas Oka, CJ, and B.V. Nagrathna, J., took the Government of Karnataka to task
Union Cabinet approves — AtmaNirbhar Bharat Package for allocation of food grains to the migrants/stranded migrants
Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for allocation of food grains from Central Pool to approximately 8 crore migrants /
All HC | “…No doubts that State of U.P. is leaving no stone unturned in extending medical relief”; Court asks State Govt. to do work in a more organised manner with regard to COVID-19
Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Siddharth Varma, J., while addressing the present Public Interest Litigation stated that,
COVID 19 | Centre directs States to ensure no movement of people across cities
Cabinet secretary and MHA are in constant touch with State Chief Secretaries and DGPs. Video Conferences were held by Cabinet Secretary &
United Nations | India’s new Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 is fundamentally discriminatory in nature
United Nations Human Rights Commissioner in a press briefing has put forward its concern stating that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 is