Delhi HC asks Centre to appoint nodal officer to help stranded Indian students in Kazakhstan

The Delhi High Court which heard its first matter through video conferencing on Wednesday directed the Ministry of External Affairs to ensure welfare and safety of Indian students stranded at Almaty airport in Kazakhstan for the past 2-3 days without food and medical aid due to coronavirus pandemic.

During the hearing through video conferencing, a two-judge bench of justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh asked the MEA to expeditiously provide the students basic amenities and including humanitarian assistance

The two judges joined hooked up from their homes from their homes while advocate Fozia Rahman, who appeared for the petitioner, and central government standing counsel Jasmeet Singh, who represented the MEA, connected from their offices.