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Supreme Court to shortly hear plea by 34 individuals from 34 different countries who had approached the top court challenging the MHA order blacklisting over 2,500 foreign nationals for their alleged involvement in #TablighiJamaat activities.

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The matter to be taken up along with item 20 as prayers sought are similar.

Senior Adv Dr. Menaka Guruswamy: there are 8 individuals who have discharged pursuant to August 6 orders of this court as fast track court was asked to dispose off the matters. But these 8 have not been able to leave the country as lookout notices has not been withdrawn

SC: Where is SG Tushar Mehta? he had assured us in past that whatever needs to be done will be done. But there are still grievances. These are issues which can be sorted at your level (to ASG KM Nataraj)

SC: the persons who are discharged should be able to leave

Guruswamy: The more they overstay wrongfully they violate the term under their original visa. There is a list here which details out all the particulars. these 8 has no proceedings against them.

ASG Nataraj: we will seek instructions

SC: so far as the 8 persons are concerned, the names and case details are given. you have to make sure their travel plans are not impeded. Their visa must have expired by now

SC: we will take this case up on Thursday

Guruswamy: Purusant to Sept 1 order with reference to state of Bihar. You had said that Bihar counsel had assured that they will cooperate. Similar to Delhi, Patna HC was set to set up a fast track court to dispose off case. The counsel has not yet filed an application before HC

Guruswamy: We have filed an application in the HC but it is not listed yet

Adv Sahil Raveen appears for State of Bihar

SC: please take instructions on what the department has done after Sept 1 order.

The matter is listed for Thursday, October 15