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Border Management — Legal Precedents

Updated 5 Mar 2026

Legal Precedents

Sarbananda Sonowal v. Union of India

2005

The Supreme Court's landmark judgment addressed illegal migration from Bangladesh but established important principles applicable to all international borders, including Myanmar.…

National Human Rights Commission v. State of Arunachal Pradesh

1996

This case dealt with the treatment of Chakma and Hajong refugees from Bangladesh who had settled in Arunachal Pradesh, but its principles apply to refugee situations along the…