Meghalaya HC against regulating entry of Indian citizens
The Hindu
Court says grounds for regulated movement not spelt out in Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act
The High Court of Meghalaya has said the entry of Indian citizens through the implementation of the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act, 2016, may not be regulated.
The State government had referred to Article 19(5) of the Constitution while drawing up the Act. But a Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice T Diengdoh observed that the grounds on which entry to or movement within the State may be regulated have not been spelt out in the impugned statute or in any rules framed thereunder.
“The challenge here is to the validity of the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act, 2016, and the possible draconian manner in which it may be implemented as appropriately apprehended by the petitioners,” the court order said.