Chennai High Court stops deportation of Tamil refugee

The High Court in Chennai stopped the deportation of a Tamil refugee on Thursday to Sri Lanka, reports the Times of India.

V.M.P Nehru, or 'Eela Nehra' as he is known, was given a reprieve on Thursday when the High Court preventing Tamil Nadu and Central government from deporting him.

The reprieve was by Justice V. Dhanapalan and Justice C.T Selvam, after Nehru's wife, Santhira Leela, filed a habeas corpus petition citing a threat to his life on return.

See here. The case has been adjourned till the 27th August.

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