Be sensitive, Supreme Court tells Centre on Rohingyas

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre to be sensitive to the plight of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar who has come here as refugees and have a multi pronged approach to tackle this humanitarian issue. The Centre must strike a balance between human rights and national security interests, it said. 

Initially a three-judge bench wanted to pass an order that Rohingya Muslims should not be deported till the court took a decision on November 21 after a detailed hearing. But Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta persuaded the court not to pass any such order, as it would have wide international ramifications.