An anthropologist and academician from the United Kingdom involved in research on fishing communities in Kerala Monday approached the Delhi High Court against denial of entry into India and his deportation upon arrival at Thiruvananthapuram airport earlier this year.
Justice Yashwant Varma asked the counsel for the Centre to seek instructions on the plea and listed the case for further hearing in October.
In his plea, Filippo Osella, said that till date, the reasons behind his “forceful” deportation from Thiruvananthapuram airport and denial of entry on March 23 in spite of a valid visa are “unknown” and his representations to the authorities remain unanswered.
The social scientist said that the conduct of the authorities was “unfair, unjust and arbitrary” as well as against the Indian and international laws.