Commentaries by Navya Bhandari and Himanshu Ranjan

Lighting a Candle in the Darkness: The Supreme Court of India Extends Support to Illegal Immigrants

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Lighting a Candle in the Darkness: The Supreme Court of India Extends Support to Illegal Immigrants

Navya Bhandari and Himanshu Ranjan

May 12, 2020 06:20:06 pm

“It is the obligation of every person born in a safer room to open the door when someone in danger knocks.” In the wake of the recent COVID-19 outbreak, the Supreme Court of India passed an order to release all the detainees who have completed two years in detention centres in Assam upon furnishing a [...]

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