The Centre on May 11 told the Supreme Court that entry into any sovereign country can never be an enforceable fundamental right and that India has prohibited Tablighi activities since 2003.
The apex court was hearing the pleas, including those challenging the orders blacklisting several citizens of 35 countries from travelling to India for 10 years for alleged involvement in Tablighi Jamaat activities.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a bench headed by Justice A.M. Khanwilkar that the right to enter a sovereign country, contrary to the law of that nation, can never be traceable to Article 21 of the Constitution.
