The court directed to facilitate expeditious closure of the Lookout Circulars against them. A Delhi court Friday allowed the deportation of eight foreigners, discharged of charges of being negligent and attending Tablighi Jamaat congregation here in March this year in violation of the government guidelines issued in wake of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Additional Sessions Judge Sandeep Yadav allowed the foreigners’ plea seeking deportation to their countries and imposed certain conditions on them. The court directed the investigating officer (IO) to facilitate expeditious closure of the Lookout Circulars (LoC) against them. They were also booked under section 51 (obstruction) Disaster Management Act, section 14 (1) (b) (violation of visa norms) of Foreigners Act and Section 3 (disobeying regulation) of Epidemic Diseases Act.

Source: The Hindu November 06, 2020 09:22 UTC