New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the Centre's response on a plea by academician Ashok Swain challenging a purported blacklisting order that barred him from entering India.

Justice Sachin Datta issued a notice on Swain's petition and asked the Union Ministries of Home Affairs and External Affairs, the Embassy of India to Sweden and Latvia and the Bureau of Immigration to file their replies within three weeks.

The high court listed the matter for further hearing on December 18.

Swain, in his plea, said the authorities are acting pursuant to an undisclosed blacklisting order, the content and legal basis of which have neither been communicated to him nor tested on the touchstone of procedural safeguards mandated under the Citizenship Act, principles of natural j

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