Supreme Court’s stern warning: Country in crisis, stop distracting with fabricated petitions

National News: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition to ban Rohingya refugees from forcibly expels from India. The petition alleged that the Government of India has forcibly deported 43 Rohingya refugees on the border of Myanmar, including people suffering from serious diseases like children, women, elderly and cancer. It was alleged that these refugees were thrown into the international water border, causing serious threat to their lives.

But a three -judge bench of the Supreme Court described the evidence submitted in the petition as weak and said that it is not possible to accept this serious allegation without concrete evidence. A bench of Justices Suryakant and Justice N. Koteshwar Singh said that the next hearing of the case will be held on 31 July 2025.

Evidence proved weak in the petition

The court asked the petitioner's counsel Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves that what is the basis of the allegations made in the petition? Justice Kant questioned, "New stories are coming every day, but there is no concrete record in support of him. Do you have any evidence that can prove these serious allegations?"

On this, Gonsalves said that he has some phone calls recording, stating that people have been thrown into the sea from the coast of Andaman. He said that this information has been received on the phone from his relatives and the UN Human Rights Office has also started investigation on the matter.

However, Justice Kant also questioned the claims of the phone call and asked, "What is the proof of the petitioner sitting in Delhi that can prove that people were really thrown into the sea of ​​Andaman? Is there a video or photo?

Court said - The sovereignty of the country can't be challenged

The Supreme Court said that the court has no concrete evidence regarding the matter and no attack on the sovereignty of the country will be acceptable. Justice Kant said, "People sitting outside cannot challenge our sovereignty. This is a matter of serious controversy whether Rohingya is a refugee or not."

He also said that this petition will be associated with other pending cases related to Rohingya to take a holistic decision.

International Court of decision retired

The petitioner's counsel cited the decision of the International Court of Justice stating that the Rohingya community in Myanmar was threatened by a massacre. He demanded from the court that the process of expulsion of Rohingya refugees from India should be stopped so that their lives are not threatened.

But the court said that if the Rohingya refugees have no legal right to live in India, they will be deported according to the rules. The court also said on a similar petition on 8 May that the law is necessary in such cases.

Previous hearing and government's side

The court was told that on May 7, the authorities had deported some Rohingya refugees "overnight". The Supreme Court had listened to the central government at that time, stating that the government is working according to the orders of the court. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had said that the government is deporting foreign nationals according to the law. On this basis, the court refused to intervene at that time.

Demand for hearing of petitioner was rejected

The petitioner's counsel had requested to hold the hearing hurry because the people who have been forcibly sent are immediately threatened. He said that the report of UN is also taking cognizance in this matter. But the court also turned down this demand and said that soon it was not possible to hear the case without concrete evidence. 

This decision reflects the importance of law process 

This decision of the Supreme Court reflects the process of law and the importance of the country's sovereignty. It also makes it clear that concrete evidence is required before accepting any serious allegation. Between the future of Rohingya refugees and the safety of India's borders, the balance remains a complex challenge for the court.