Guwahati, Dec 11 : Rohingya have not come to India as refugees under Indian law. They have not been admitted through any statutory refugee-protection framework. Their entry, in most cases, is irregular or illegal, and they cannot unilaterally convert that status into a legally recognised “refugee” status by mere assertion. This is the view of 44 former judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts.

Following the Chief Justice of India’s comment on the Rohingya, certain sections came under criticism; 44 retired judges strongly rallied behind the CJI and issued a strongly worded letter in this regard.

The retired judges pointed out that India is neither a signatory to the UN Refugee Convention of 1951 nor its 1967 Protocol. “Bharat’s obligations towards those who enter its territory arise f

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