RECENTLY, the Supreme Court asked AttorneyGeneral KK Venugopal to encourage the centre to help medical students who have been stuck in Ukraine and facing serious security threats due to the country's war with Russia.
A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana, and comprising Justices AS Bopanna and Hima Kohli, took this matter at the request of an advocate. He requested the Court to come to the rescue of a girl student stranded at the border of Ukraine. The advocate pleaded that "the students have been prevented from crossing the border. The temperature there is -7 degrees. They are without food, water, or money”. He requested the Court to direct the centre to intervene and evacuate the students from Ukraine. The petitioner is a medical student who is part a of a group of students based in Odesa, Ukraine. The students were trying to get through to neighbouring Moldova but were stranded on the border.
Venugopal, who was present in the Court, said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had already talked to the presidents of Russia and Ukraine about the evacuation of Indian students and a minister had also been sent to Romania to facilitate the evacuation. He also informed the bench that Indian nationals who had crossed the border were given necessary aid and evacuated via special flights arranged for this purpose. Venugopal also stated that it was strange that Ukraine was not allowing the students to cross the border. Upon hearing this information, CJI Ramana said: "Please use your good offices and talk to the government." The attorney-general assured the Court that he would do so.
This story is from the March 21, 2022 edition of India Legal.
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