New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday reprimanded the Assam government for its inaction in deporting individuals declared as foreigners.
A bench comprising Justice AS Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan criticized the state for indefinite detention of such individuals, emphasizing the urgency of deportation regardless of address verification.
"Even without an address, you can deport them. You can't continue to detain them indefinitely. Once they are held to be foreigners, they should be deported immediately. It is for the other country to decide where they should go," the bench remarked.
When Assam's counsel questioned how deportation could occur without a foreign address, Justice Oka retorted, "You deport them to the capital city o...