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The Centre through Solicitor General of India (SG) Tushar Mehta has urged a Supreme Court bench of Justices Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar to decide on the law relating to rights of foreigners on them violating their visa conditions. The SG mentioned that “this law would have long lasting implications.”

The bench was hearing a batch of petitions relating to a communication by the Ministry of Home Affairs' (MHA) blacklisting of foreign nationals who attended Tablighi Jamaat in 2020 in violation of their visa regulations.

The SG further informed the Court that he has circulated a note in this regard for the Court’s benefit.

The Court asked him to file written submissions and posted the matter for hearing on April 8, for further consideration.

The Court had in January agreed to analyse this point of law and had posted the matter to March. On the last date of hearing the SG submitted that the earlier judgments of Supreme Court suggests that the right to approach  Court is a sovereign statutory right and the Court will have to reconsider the Passport (Entry Into India) Act, 1920.

Cause Title: Maulana Ala Hardami vs Union of India