'Not Proper To Keep In Detention Camp For Indefinite Period' : Supreme Court Asks Union To Decide Nigerian's Citizenship Application

While refusing to interfere with the detention of a Nigerian national, the Supreme Court recently asked the Union Government to take a decision on his application seeking Indian citizenship within three months.The Court noted that the Nigerian national, who was found to have a bogus visa and involvement in offences, was married to an Indian womanThe Court refused to interfere with the judgment. While refusing to interfere with the detention of a Nigerian national, the Supreme Court recently asked the Union Government to take a decision on his application seeking Indian citizenship within three months. The Court noted that the Nigerian national, who was found to have a bogus visa and involvement in offences, was married to an Indian woman The Court refused to interfere with the judgment of the Madras High Court which upheld the detention of the Nigerian national in the Special Camp, Tiruchirappalli, A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan took into consideration the fact that the petitioner was arrested in connection with one another offence and was taken into judicial custody where he was subsequently granted bail. The detenu's wife residing in India filed a Special Leave Petition challenging the Madras High Court's order dated June 18, 2024, whereby the Court refused to interfere with the Government Order issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu confining the Petitioner to the special detention camp after he was granted bail by Sessions Court in connection with the FIR lodged against him under Sections 420, 406, 465 and 468 of the IPC and Section 66E of the IT Act.