The Union Attorney General appearing in a case related to the granting of citizenship to Sri Lankan refugees argued in the madurai branch of the high court that 'Sri Lankan refugees cannot be granted citizenship as they are illegal immigrants.
An appeal has been filed in the central government against the order issued by a separate judge to decide on the granting of indian citizenship to those who were dumped in Trichy and are in the Sri Lankan refugee camp. In it, the federal government argues that Sri Lankan refugees are illegal immigrants and therefore cannot be granted citizenship. Let us know the details of the background of this case here.
Many members of the Sri Lankan refugee camp who were dumped in Trichy filed a case in the madurai branch of the high court in 2009 seeking an order granting them indian citizenship. The special judge hearing the case directed all the petitioners to apply for residency in 2019 to the Trichy district Collector and the Trichy district Collector should send the applications to the central government without delay and take appropriate action.
However, contempt of court case has been filed against the officers for not following the order properly. Meanwhile, an appeal has been filed against the order on behalf of the Central Government. The petition came up for hearing today (July 30) in the Chief Justice and Justice Sivagyanam session. At the time, the federal government argued that "Sri Lankan refugees are illegal immigrants. Therefore, they cannot be granted citizenship."
The Chief Justice asked the bench to consider the petition on the order of the special judge. He asked. Following this, the lawyer representing the camp refugees who were dumped in Trichy said, "The position of the State of tamil Nadu on this matter has changed. Therefore, the State of tamil Nadu can be ordered to take a decision on this." The judges adjourned the case, ordering the tamil Nadu government to respond by the 23rd, saying, "Even if it is the decision of the tamil Nadu government, it must be decided in accordance with the law."
