Refugee Protection — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

National Human Rights Commission v. State of Arunachal Pradesh

1996

This landmark judgment by the Supreme Court of India was pivotal in affirming the applicability of fundamental rights, particularly Article 21 (Right to Life and Personal…

Ktaer Abbas Habib Al Qutaifi v. Union of India

1999

The Delhi High Court, in this case involving an Iraqi national seeking refugee status, explicitly recognized the principle of non-refoulement as part of customary international…

Louis De Raedt v. Union of India

1991

While not directly a refugee case, this Supreme Court judgment concerning the deportation of foreign missionaries established that the right to reside and settle in India is not…

Sarbananda Sonowal v. Union of India

2005

This Supreme Court judgment struck down the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983 (IMDT Act), which was applicable only in Assam. The Court held that the IMDT…

Mohammad Salimullah v. Union of India

2021

This Supreme Court case involved a plea to prevent the deportation of Rohingya refugees from India. While the Court did not explicitly prohibit deportation, it reiterated that the…

S.R. Bommai v. Union of India

1994

Though primarily a case on federalism and Article 356, its broader implications for constitutional governance are relevant. The judgment emphasized the 'basic structure' doctrine…