New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, came down hard on the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) for issuing refugee cards to illegal immigrants in India.

“They have opened a showroom here and are issuing certificates,” Live Law has reported Justice Surya Kant as saying. ADVERTISEMENT

The bench of Justice Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi were hearing the petition of a man from Sudan, who has been residing in India since 2013. He has two children, including a 40-day old infant, and wife – all of whom have been issued refugee cards by the UN agency.

He is now seeking asylum in Australia and approached the Supreme Court for interim protection.

Appearing for him, senior advocate S Muralidhar said that the petitioner, like many other persons in Delhi holding valid refu

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