Supreme Court to hear the plea on deportation of Rohingya Refugee on January 31

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered an adjournment of the hearing of the Rohingya refugees to be heard on January 31, 2018. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud said that it would hear all the interim applications that are filed pleading to be impleaded as parties in the ongoing case. Earlier, on November 21, the Supreme Court had fixed the hearing of the case on December 5. A plea was filed in the Supreme Court by the two Rohingya immigrants, Mohammad Salimullah and Mohammad Shariq against the Centre's order of deportation of 40,000 Rohingya refugees residing in India. RSS and Rashtriya Swabhiman leader, KN Govindacharya, Bengal Child rights activists and BJP leader Ashwani Kumar also filed a couple of petitions in the Supreme Court in the present case. The Apex Court on October 13, while showing concern over the plight of Rohingya refugees suggested the Centre should not deport these refugees as the problem is of a great magnitude and has to be dealt carefully. The court has also decided to give a detailed and holistic hearing of the case while keeping in mind that the balance between the nation's interest and the human rights of the refugees. The Rohingya refugees have fled to India after escaping from Myanmar due to the continuous violence and bloodshed occurring there against their community. These Rohingya refugees settled in different parts of India including Jammu, Hyderabad, Delhi-NCR, and Uttar Pradesh. The Centre had earlier this year ordered for the deportation of 40,000 Rohingya refugees stating that there has been a rise in terrorism in last few decades and illegal migrants are quite prone to the recruitment by a terrorist organisation. The Centre has also directed the State to set up a task force at all district levels that would work to identify and deport migrants who are illegally staying in India. The issue of deportation of Rohingya refugees can not just be viewed from national perspective, but it is also a major international concern. Thus, preservation of national security and the protection of Human Rights of the refugees both have to be taken into consideration before making a final order.