Articles for Displaced Persons

EU Court: Netherlands can return some third-country nationals displaced by Ukraine war
4 days, 17 hours ago

EU Court: Netherlands can return some third-country nationals displaced by Ukraine war

NL Times  

The Dutch government can choose to end the temporary protection of some people who are not Ukrainian citizens, but were living in Ukraine when the war with Russia intensified in 2022. The ruling issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union on Thursday found that the Netherlands is allowed to stop hosting those displaced persons who have not …

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Manipur violence: Court rejects plea claiming houses of displaced are being encroached
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Manipur violence: Court rejects plea claiming houses of displaced are being encroached

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a contempt petition for non-compliance by the Manipur state authorities to protect the properties of displaced persons as well as properties burnt and destroyed in the violence in the state. The counsel for the petitioner told the bench that some people have taken over the houses of the displaced and put the …

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Lok Sabha election | SC refuses to intervene for special arrangements to help displaced Manipuris vote
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha election | SC refuses to intervene for special arrangements to help displaced Manipuris vote

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on April 15 refused to intervene in a petition filed by the Manipur Tribal Forum and two individuals seeking a direction to the Election Commission to make arrangements for persons who had fled the conflict and are currently residing in other States to vote in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Chandrachud said with merely three days left …

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L-G Manoj Sinha Hails PM for Revolutionising Rail Infrastructure, Connectivity in J&K
9 months, 1 week ago

L-G Manoj Sinha Hails PM for Revolutionising Rail Infrastructure, Connectivity in J&K

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated a Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra at the Srinagar railway station and the Gati Shakti terminal at Samba in Jammu region as part of Rs 85, 000 crore worth railway projects dedicated to the nation virtually, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha thanked him for revolutionising rail infrastructure and connectivity …

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Parliament passes J-K reservation and reorganisation amendment bills: Know all about them
1 year ago

Parliament passes J-K reservation and reorganisation amendment bills: Know all about them

India TV News  

Parliament Winter Session: Amid the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill, 2023, and Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023 unanimously with a voice vote. Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill, 2023 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023 aimed at providing "rights to those who faced injustice" and were …

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Manipur Violence | Issue Aadhaar Cards To Displaced Persons After UIDAI Verification : Supreme Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Manipur Violence | Issue Aadhaar Cards To Displaced Persons After UIDAI Verification : Supreme Court

Live Law  

Continuing its ongoing monitoring of the issues arisen out of Manipur violence, a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra, passed additional directions today to ensure the welfare of affected individuals and the restoration of stability in the region. Centralized Nodal Counsel to Assist Displaced Persons The Court further directed the government of Manipur …

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Explained | Provision for reservation for Kashmiri migrants, PoJK refugees in J&K Assembly
1 year, 4 months ago

Explained | Provision for reservation for Kashmiri migrants, PoJK refugees in J&K Assembly

The Hindu  

The story so far: Amid uncertainty over a long-pending Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir and while the Supreme Court examines the abrogation of Article 370, the Centre has tabled a Bill to reserve three seats in the Legislative Assembly for Kashmiri migrants and representatives of people displaced from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. To summarise, “the term ‘displaced person’ means …

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Kashmiri migrants to have two MLAs, displaced PoK residents one in J-K Assembly
1 year, 4 months ago

Kashmiri migrants to have two MLAs, displaced PoK residents one in J-K Assembly

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A bill to nominate two members, including a woman, from the Kashmiri migrant community and one member from the displaced persons from Pakistan occupied Kashmir to the legislative assembly of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. “The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2023 provides for the following, namely: to …

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SC calls Manipur crisis ‘humanitarian problem’, emphasises need for protection of displaced persons, religious places of worship
1 year, 7 months ago

SC calls Manipur crisis ‘humanitarian problem’, emphasises need for protection of displaced persons, religious places of worship

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on May 8 called the Manipur crisis a “humanitarian problem” while noting that it is the President, and not the High Court, who has the power to designate a community as Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe. The court said the government should “take all necessary steps for rehabilitation of displaced persons and for protection of religious places …

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SC calls Manipur crisis ‘humanitarian problem’, emphasises need for protection of displaced persons, religious places of worship
1 year, 7 months ago

SC calls Manipur crisis ‘humanitarian problem’, emphasises need for protection of displaced persons, religious places of worship

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on May 8 called the Manipur crisis a “humanitarian problem” while noting that it is the President, and not the High Court, who has the power to designate a community as Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe. The court emphasised to the Centre and Manipur government the need to make due arrangements in relief camps to provide displaced …

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Right To Shelter Does Not Mean Right To Government Accommodation: Supreme Court
3 years, 4 months ago

Right To Shelter Does Not Mean Right To Government Accommodation: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The right to shelter does not mean right to government accommodation, the Supreme Court observed while setting aside a Punjab and Haryana High Court order allowing a retired Intelligence Bureau Officer to retain Government accommodation.The court observed that government accommodation is meant for serving officers and officials and not to the retirees as a benevolence and distribution. The right to …

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West Bengal Post-Poll Violence - 'No Concrete Steps Taken By State': Calcutta HC Asks NHRC To Examine Complaints
3 years, 6 months ago

West Bengal Post-Poll Violence - 'No Concrete Steps Taken By State': Calcutta HC Asks NHRC To Examine Complaints

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the National Human Rights Commission to constitute a committee that will examine complaints filed by persons who were displaced during the post-poll violence in West Bengal.Upon noticing that the State Government has not even responded to some of the complaints filed by the displaced persons, the High Court remarked, "In a case like …

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West Bengal Post-Poll Violence - Persons Prevented From Returning To Homes May Lodge Complaint With Legal Services Authority : Calcutta High Court
3 years, 6 months ago

West Bengal Post-Poll Violence - Persons Prevented From Returning To Homes May Lodge Complaint With Legal Services Authority : Calcutta High Court

Live Law  

A 5-Judges Bench of the Calcutta High Court has ordered that any person in West Bengal, who is being prevented from returning to his/her home on account of West Bengal post poll violence, may lodge a complaint with the State Legal Services Authority. State Should Ensure That Victims Of West Bengal Post-Poll Violence Can Go Back To Homes : Calcutta …

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Status Of Internally Displaced Persons, Responsibility Of Centre, State Govt: Gauhati High Court Seeks Response On Larger Issues
3 years, 6 months ago

Status Of Internally Displaced Persons, Responsibility Of Centre, State Govt: Gauhati High Court Seeks Response On Larger Issues

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday sought response of the Centre as well as the State Government on the larger issues concerning the status of internally displaced persons and the responsibility of the Central and the State Government towards such persons.The development came while the division bench comprising of Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak was dealing …

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West Bengal Post-Poll Violence : Calcutta High Court Constitutes 3-Member Committee To Enable Displaced Persons To Return Homes
3 years, 6 months ago

West Bengal Post-Poll Violence : Calcutta High Court Constitutes 3-Member Committee To Enable Displaced Persons To Return Homes

Live Law  

A five-Judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court has constituted a three-member Committee to enable persons displaced during the West Bengal post poll violence to return to their homes peacefully. It has ordered that the displaced persons will communicate their grievance on the official Email ID of the West Bengal State Legal Services Authority. After receipt of details of aforesaid …

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