The Constitution of India, 1950, Article 51(c), along with the Foreigners Act, 1946, Section 2(a), addresses the release and non-deportation of detained Rohingya refugees to Myanmar. While it is acknowledged that India is not a signatory to the Refugee Convention, this raises significant questions a...

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Abdul Kuddus Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : may/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 504 SC

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S. Nambi Narayanan Vs. Siby Mathews & Others Etc. [September 14, 2018]

Judgement Date : september/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 652 SC

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A.K. Gopalan Vs. The State of Madras [1950] INSC 14 (19 May 1950)

Judgement Date : may/1950, Citation : 1950 Latest Caselaw 14 SC

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Tara Singh & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. [June 29, 2016]

Judgement Date : june/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 425 SC

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Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. [December 17, 2014]

Judgement Date : december/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 792 SC

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Chandra Prakash Vs. State of Rajasthan [May 9, 2014]

Judgement Date : may/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 357 SC

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Tofan Singh Vs. State of Tamil Nadu [October 8, 2013]

Judgement Date : october/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 728 SC

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Sarbananda Sonowal Vs. Union of India [2006] Insc 896 (5 December 2006)

Judgement Date : december/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 839 SC

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Sarbananda Sonowal Vs. Union of India & ANR [2005] Insc 347 (12 July 2005)

Judgement Date : july/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 347 SC

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Nazir Khan & Ors Vs. State of Delhi [2003] INSC 399 (22 August 2003)

Judgement Date : august/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 394 SC

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S. Shanmugadivelu, S. Nalini & Ors Vs. State By D.S.P., Cbi, Sit, Chennai [1999] INSC 202 (11 May 1999)

Judgement Date : may/1999, Citation : 1999 Latest Caselaw 202 SC

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T. Suthenthiraraja & Ors Vs. State By D.S.P., Cbi, Sit, Chennai [1999] INSC 201 (11 May 1999)

Judgement Date : may/1999, Citation : 1999 Latest Caselaw 201 SC

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State of Tamil Nadu Through Superintendent of Police, Cbi/Si Vs. Nalini & Ors [1999] INSC 200 (11 May 1999)

Judgement Date : may/1999, Citation : 1999 Latest Caselaw 200 SC

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State of Tamil Nadu Through Superintendent of Police, Cbi/S Vs. Nalini & Ors [1999] INSC 194 (11 May 1999)

Judgement Date : may/1999, Citation : 1999 Latest Caselaw 194 SC

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K. Chandrasekhar, Mariam Rasheeda, S.K. Sharma, S. Nambi Na Vs. The State of Kerala & Ors [1998] INSC 258 (29 April 1998)

Judgement Date : april/1998, Citation : 1998 Latest Caselaw 258 SC

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State of Arunachal Pradesh Vs. Khudiram Charma [1993] INSC 241 (27 April 1993)

Judgement Date : april/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 237 SC

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State of Arunachal Pradesh Vs. Khudiram Chakma [1993] INSC 236 (27 April 1993)

Judgement Date : april/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 232 SC

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Kirit Kumar Chaman Lal Kundaliya Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors [1981] INSC 22 (30 January 1981)

Judgement Date : january/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 22 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner submitted a Special Leave Petition challenging the order related to the Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, contesting his detention on the basis that he was not provided with the materials that were used to justify the detention. He argued that two documents...

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Lallubhai Jogibhai Patel Vs. Union of India & Ors [1980] INSC 234 (15 December 1980)

Judgement Date : december/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 234 SC

Headnote :

Following the Court\'s dismissal of the petition challenging the order of his detention under section 3 of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974, the petitioner submitted a new petition presenting additional arguments that were not included in the earl...

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Giani Bakshish Singh Vs. Govt. of India & Ors [1973] INSC 168 (18 September 1973)

Judgement Date : september/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 168 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a British national, was detained under section 3(2) in conjunction with section 3(1)(a)(i) and (ii) of the Maintenance of Internal Security Act, 1971. The reasons for his detention included his involvement in subversive activities aimed at inciting animosity between Hindus and Sikhs,...

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State of Assam Vs. Jilkadar Ali [1972] INSC 150 (18 July 1972)

Judgement Date : july/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 150 SC

Headnote :

Before 1947, the respondent served as an unarmed police constable for the Government of Assam. Following the partition, he chose to serve Pakistan and subsequently moved to East Pakistan, where he took a position as a peon in the Pakistan Government.In 1953, he entered India using a Pakistani passpo...

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Anwar Vs. The State of J. & K [1970] INSC 140 (7 July 1970)

Judgement Date : july/1970, Citation : 1970 Latest Caselaw 140 SC

Headnote :

The plaintiff (the respondent in this case) was engaged in money-lending activities in the Yeotmal District of the former Central Provinces (now Madhya Pradesh) and had obtained the necessary license under the C. P. Money Lenders\' Act, 1934 for that district in August 1947. This license was consist...

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Collector of Customs, New Delhi Vs. Ghulam Sarwar & Ors [1970] INSC 74 (24 March 1970)

Judgement Date : march/1970, Citation : 1970 Latest Caselaw 74 SC

Headnote :

The individual in question was a Pakistani national who was arrested on May 8, 1964. Following his arrest, he confessed to a Magistrate, revealing his involvement in two distinct conspiracies alongside various co-defendants. However, the customs authorities believed there was only one conspiracy and...

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Abdul Karim & Ors Vs. State of West Bengal [1969] INSC 18 (31 January 1969)

Judgement Date : january/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 18 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners were held under detention orders issued pursuant to section 3 (2) of the Preventive Detention Act IV of 1950. After being informed of the reasons for their detention, they submitted appeals to the State Government contesting their confinement. These appeals were reviewed by the Advis...

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Ghulam Sarwar Vs. Union of India & Ors [1966] INSC 267 (15 December 1966)

Judgement Date : december/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 270 SC

Headnote :

In October 1962, following the issuance of a Proclamation of Emergency by the President of India under Article 352(1) of the Constitution, two orders were issued under Article 359(1), which were later amended. One of these orders, as amended, suspended the right of foreigners to approach any court f...

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Mohd. Raza Dabstani Vs. State of Bombay & Ors [1966] INSC 27 (28 January 1966)

Judgement Date : january/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 27 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, originally from Iran, moved to India in 1938. In 1945, he acquired an Iranian passport and traveled to Iraq for pilgrimage. Upon returning to India, he was registered as an Iranian national under the Registration of Foreigners Act of 1939. On May 25, 1951, he received a retail permit...

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Mohd. Ayub Khan Vs. Commissioner of Police, Madras & ANR [1965] INSC 21 (5 February 1965)

Judgement Date : february/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 21 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was instructed by the Commissioner of Police Madras to exit India due to his acquisition of a Pakistan passport, which resulted in him becoming a citizen of a foreign nation. He subsequently submitted a request to the Central Government under section 9(2) of the Indian Citizenship Act,...

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Ibrahim Vs. State of Rajasthan [1964] INSC 88 (24 March 1964)

Judgement Date : march/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 88 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a Pakistani national, initially entered India using a Pakistani passport and a valid visa.He was later found to be overstaying in India and was deported on April 21, 1957. After being discovered again in India, he faced charges for entering the country without a passport, violating se...

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Fateh Mohd, Son of Nathu Vs. Delhi Administration [1962] INSC 335 (27 November 1962)

Judgement Date : november/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 335 SC

Headnote :

The appellant arrived in India on May 9, 1956, using a Pakistani passport and was granted a visa that allowed him to stay for three months, requiring him to depart by August 8, 1956. Failing to leave by that date, he received a notice under section 3(2) of the Foreigners Act, 1946, as amended in 195...

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State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Peer Mohd. & ANR [1962] INSC 277 (28 September 1962)

Judgement Date : september/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 277 SC

Headnote :

The individuals who were Indian citizens left India for Pakistan after January 26, 1950. They returned to India in 1956 using a Pakistani passport and visa. Despite the expiration of their visa, they remained in India and were charged under Section 14 of the Foreigners Act, 1946, in conjunction with...

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Izhar Ahmad Khan Vs. Union of India [1962] INSC 60 (16 February 1962)

Judgement Date : february/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 60 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners, who claimed to be Indian citizens, sought to assert their fundamental rights under Article 19(1)(e) of the Constitution. The key issue was whether they were indeed citizens of India. While the petitions were under consideration, the Government of India, under Section 9(2) of the Cit...

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Fida Hussain Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [1961] INSC 140 (5 April 1961)

Judgement Date : april/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 140 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was born in India prior to the partition. He moved to Pakistan and returned to India in 1953 using a Pakistani passport and an Indian visa. He did not leave Pakistan before the visa\'s expiration date, which allowed him to stay in India. As a result, he was convicted for violating para...

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State of Andhra Pradesh Vs. Abdul Khader [1961] INSC 135 (4 April 1961)

Judgement Date : april/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 135 SC

Headnote :

The respondent was born in India in 1924 and lived there continuously until the end of 1954. He had been renting a shop in India for ten years until around 1958, and his family had always resided in India. At the end of 1954 or the beginning of 1955, he traveled to Pakistan, returning on January 20,...

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Union of India Vs. Ghaus Mohammad [1961] INSC 134 (4 April 1961)

Judgement Date : april/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 134 SC

Headnote :

An order was issued under section 3(2)(C) of the Foreigners Act, 1946, stating that the respondent, \"a Pakistan national,\" must leave India within three days.The respondent approached the High Court of Punjab under Article 226 of the Constitution to annul the order, arguing that he was not a Pakis...

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Shamrao Vishnu Parulekar Vs. The District Magistrate, Thana [1956] INSC 46 (17 September 1956)

Judgement Date : september/1956, Citation : 1956 Latest Caselaw 46 SC

Headnote :

Sub-section (3) of section 3 of the Preventive Detention Act, 1950, states that when a detention order is issued under subsection (2) by a designated officer, that officer must promptly inform the State Government of the order along with the reasons for it. Furthermore, such an order cannot remain e...

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Hans Muller of Nurenburg Vs. Superintendent, Presidency Jail, Calcutta & Ors [1955] INSC 7 (23 February 1955)

Judgement Date : february/1955, Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 7 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner, a citizen of West Germany, was subjected to preventive detention by an order from the West Bengal Government under section 3(1)(b) of the Preventive Detention Act of 1950. This action was taken on the grounds that he was classified as a foreigner under the Foreigners Act of 1946, and...

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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Foreigners Act, 1946

List of Judgements

Rofiqul Hoque Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors.

Frank Vitus Vs. Narcotics Control Bureau and Ors.

Basudev Dutta Vs. State of West Bengal &amp; Ors

Md. Rahim Ali @ Abdur Rahim Vs. State of Assam &amp; Ors.

Pallavi Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors.

Pramod Singla Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors.

Anushka Rengunthwar &amp; Ors. Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors.

Mohd. Arif @ Ashfaq Vs. State (Nct of Delhi)

A.G. Perarivalan Vs. The State of Tamil Nadu State Through Superintendent of Police and ANR.

State of Andhra Pradesh (Now State of Telangana) Vs. Andhra Pradesh State Wakf Board

Mohammad Salimullah Vs. Union of India

Abdul Kuddus Vs. Union of India

S. Nambi Narayanan Vs. Siby Mathews & Others Etc. [September 14, 2018]

A.K. Gopalan Vs. The State of Madras [1950] INSC 14 (19 May 1950)

Tara Singh & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. [June 29, 2016]

Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. [December 17, 2014]

Chandra Prakash Vs. State of Rajasthan [May 9, 2014]

Tofan Singh Vs. State of Tamil Nadu [October 8, 2013]

Sarbananda Sonowal Vs. Union of India [2006] Insc 896 (5 December 2006)

Sarbananda Sonowal Vs. Union of India & ANR [2005] Insc 347 (12 July 2005)

Nazir Khan & Ors Vs. State of Delhi [2003] INSC 399 (22 August 2003)

S. Shanmugadivelu, S. Nalini & Ors Vs. State By D.S.P., Cbi, Sit, Chennai [1999] INSC 202 (11 May 1999)

T. Suthenthiraraja & Ors Vs. State By D.S.P., Cbi, Sit, Chennai [1999] INSC 201 (11 May 1999)

State of Tamil Nadu Through Superintendent of Police, Cbi/Si Vs. Nalini & Ors [1999] INSC 200 (11 May 1999)

State of Tamil Nadu Through Superintendent of Police, Cbi/S Vs. Nalini & Ors [1999] INSC 194 (11 May 1999)

K. Chandrasekhar, Mariam Rasheeda, S.K. Sharma, S. Nambi Na Vs. The State of Kerala & Ors [1998] INSC 258 (29 April 1998)

State of Arunachal Pradesh Vs. Khudiram Charma [1993] INSC 241 (27 April 1993)

State of Arunachal Pradesh Vs. Khudiram Chakma [1993] INSC 236 (27 April 1993)

Kirit Kumar Chaman Lal Kundaliya Vs. State of Gujarat &amp; Ors [1981] INSC 22 (30 January 1981)

Lallubhai Jogibhai Patel Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors [1980] INSC 234 (15 December 1980)

Giani Bakshish Singh Vs. Govt. of India &amp; Ors [1973] INSC 168 (18 September 1973)

State of Assam Vs. Jilkadar Ali [1972] INSC 150 (18 July 1972)

Anwar Vs. The State of J. &amp; K [1970] INSC 140 (7 July 1970)

Collector of Customs, New Delhi Vs. Ghulam Sarwar &amp; Ors [1970] INSC 74 (24 March 1970)

Abdul Karim &amp; Ors Vs. State of West Bengal [1969] INSC 18 (31 January 1969)

Ghulam Sarwar Vs. Union of India &amp; Ors [1966] INSC 267 (15 December 1966)

Mohd. Raza Dabstani Vs. State of Bombay &amp; Ors [1966] INSC 27 (28 January 1966)

Mohd. Ayub Khan Vs. Commissioner of Police, Madras &amp; ANR [1965] INSC 21 (5 February 1965)

Ibrahim Vs. State of Rajasthan [1964] INSC 88 (24 March 1964)

Fateh Mohd, Son of Nathu Vs. Delhi Administration [1962] INSC 335 (27 November 1962)

State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Peer Mohd. &amp; ANR [1962] INSC 277 (28 September 1962)

Izhar Ahmad Khan Vs. Union of India [1962] INSC 60 (16 February 1962)

Fida Hussain Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [1961] INSC 140 (5 April 1961)

State of Andhra Pradesh Vs. Abdul Khader [1961] INSC 135 (4 April 1961)

Union of India Vs. Ghaus Mohammad [1961] INSC 134 (4 April 1961)

Shamrao Vishnu Parulekar Vs. The District Magistrate, Thana [1956] INSC 46 (17 September 1956)

Hans Muller of Nurenburg Vs. Superintendent, Presidency Jail, Calcutta &amp; Ors [1955] INSC 7 (23 February 1955)

State Bare Acts

Rofiqul Hoque Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Basudev Dutta Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors

Md. Rahim Ali @ Abdur Rahim Vs. State of Assam & Ors.

Pallavi Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Pramod Singla Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Anushka Rengunthwar & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Kirit Kumar Chaman Lal Kundaliya Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors [1981] INSC 22 (30 January 1981)

Lallubhai Jogibhai Patel Vs. Union of India & Ors [1980] INSC 234 (15 December 1980)

Giani Bakshish Singh Vs. Govt. of India & Ors [1973] INSC 168 (18 September 1973)

Anwar Vs. The State of J. & K [1970] INSC 140 (7 July 1970)

Collector of Customs, New Delhi Vs. Ghulam Sarwar & Ors [1970] INSC 74 (24 March 1970)

Abdul Karim & Ors Vs. State of West Bengal [1969] INSC 18 (31 January 1969)

Ghulam Sarwar Vs. Union of India & Ors [1966] INSC 267 (15 December 1966)

Mohd. Raza Dabstani Vs. State of Bombay & Ors [1966] INSC 27 (28 January 1966)

Mohd. Ayub Khan Vs. Commissioner of Police, Madras & ANR [1965] INSC 21 (5 February 1965)

State of Madhya Pradesh Vs. Peer Mohd. & ANR [1962] INSC 277 (28 September 1962)

Hans Muller of Nurenburg Vs. Superintendent, Presidency Jail, Calcutta & Ors [1955] INSC 7 (23 February 1955)