The Supreme Court on Wednesday objected to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) issuing refugee cards to migrants in India. Justice Surya Kant said - UNHCR has opened a showroom here and is distributing certificates.

The Supreme Court was hearing a petition for interim protection to avoid the detention of a Sudanese man living in India since 2013. The man claims that he has a wife and two children, to whom UNHCR has issued refugee cards. He seeks asylum in Australia.

The petitioner's lawyer said - People who receive refugee cards are viewed differently by foreign registration offices and the Ministry of Human Rights. The process of obtaining a card takes years and involves investigation. On this, Justice Kant said that he did not want to comment further on it, but it

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