PTI | Melbourne | Published 06.05.21, 02:09 AM
A 73-year-old Australian, who is stranded in India since March last year, has filed a lawsuit before a Sydney court against the federal government for banning flights from India and threatening to prosecute those attempting to enter the country with the possibility of a jail term and a penalty.
The lawyers of Gary Newman, who is stranded in Bengaluru since March last year, argued in the federal court in Sydney that the ban was “unconstitutional”.
The Australian government, for the first time in history, imposed a ban on its citizens returning home if they have spent time in India up to 14 days before flying back.
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SYDNEY (AFP) - An Australian court on Wednesday (May 5) agreed to hear a challenge to the country s controversial ban on citizens returning home from coronavirus-hit India.
A Federal Court said it would urgently hear a challenge brought by a 73-year-old man living in Bangalore who wishes to return to Australia.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison this week banned arrivals from India, which is recording hundreds of thousands of new coronavirus infections each day.
Under the measures, Australian citizens who return home face jail time and heavy fines.
The conservative government has argued the ban is necessary to prevent Australia s quarantine facilities from being overwhelmed with Covid-positive arrivals from India.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has banned arrivals from India.
An Australian court on Wednesday agreed to hear a challenge to the country s controversial ban on citizens returning home from coronavirus-hit India.
A Federal Court said it would urgently hear a challenge brought by a 73-year-old man living in Bangalore who wishes to return to Australia.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison this week banned arrivals from India, which is recording hundreds of thousands of new coronavirus infections each day.
Under the measures, Australian citizens who return home face jail time and heavy fines.