Supreme Court defers hearing in Rohingya Muslims issue to November 21

The apex court also underlined that there was a need for a holistic hearing and that it is neither going to be swayed by the arguments of senior lawyer Fali S Nariman, who is representing the petitioners nor by



any other senior counsel and the submissions have to go by the letter of the law. “We will not permit any emotional arguments,” the bench observed.

The latest development comes nearly three months after the Union Home Ministry stated that illegal immigrants such as Rohingyas pose security challenges as they may be recruited by terror groups. In July, the ministry had directed state governments to set up a task force at the district level to identify and deport illegally staying foreign nationals.