In his plea, Osella has argued that he has been working on his research on the artisanal fishing community of Kerala and had already received a valid research visa from the Indian High Commission for twelve months.
But when he landed at the airport early morning, he was denied entry and was forcibly deported, the plea said.
“Reasons were disturbingly absent in this high handed and arbitrary conduct of the Immigration authorities at Thiruvananthapuram airport. By 4:30 AM, the Professor was literally marched back and bundled into the same aircraft, in which he had arrived and was unjustly deported – much like a hardened criminal. The Petitioner’s request for his blood pressure medications from his luggage was also not allowed creating extreme anxiety, hypertension and panic,” Osella told the court.
Source: Barandbench
