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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea by a Sri Lankan national seeking refuge in India, stating that the country cannot be a "dharamshala" (open shelter) for foreign nationals.
The bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and K Vinod Chandran stated that India is "struggling" with its 140 crore population and cannot accommodate refugees from across the world.
The petitioner, arrested in 2015 for alleged links with the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), had served a seven-year sentence under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
Though his lawyer argued that his family had settled in India and his life woul...