SURAM CHAND vs UNION OF INDIA . — W.P.(Crl.) No. 133/2005

Case Summary: W.P.(Crl.) No. 133/2005 - Suram Chand v. Union of India On 5 December 2007, the Supreme Court heard three consolidated writ petitions concerning detention of foreign nationals. The Court directed the Union of India to release and deport Zamir Ahmed Khan and Zafar Ali forthwith, holding that detention based on an India-Pakistan protocol alone violates Article 21 of the Constitution—only statutory law authorizes detention. Two detainees (Mohd. Umar and Alam Khan) were already deported on 14 August 2007. The Court directed the Union to file affidavits within two weeks regarding Abdul Qadeer (Tajikistan national) and to provide conviction judgments for Nazir Khan and Abdul Rahim (serving life sentences). The case was adjourned to 16 January 2008. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.