New Delhi, June 2 -- The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a plea challenging the alleged "sweeping" deportation drive launched by the Assam government against persons suspected to be foreigners.
The petition claimed that these actions were being carried out without proper nationality verification or allowing affected individuals to exhaust their legal remedies.
A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma directed the petitioner, All BTC Minority Students Union, to approach the Gauhati High Court for appropriate relief.
"Why are you not going to the Gauhati High Court?" the bench asked Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde, who appeared for the petitioner.
Hegde responded that the plea was filed based on...