SC to hear plea on Dec 5

November 22, 2017 01:37 am | Updated 01:37 am IST - New Delhi

The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would next month hear the plea of two Rohingya refugees who have approached it against the Centre’s decision to deport Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar.

A Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud agreed to the request of senior advocate Fali.S.Nariman, who appeared for the Rohingyas, and deferred the matter for hearing on December 5.

The apex court had on October 13 said the Rohingya refugee problem was of a “great magnitude” and the State would have to play a “big role” while dealing with the contentious issue.

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