Pleas disposed of after government says all students evacuated

The SC on Monday disposed of two petitions after the Centre contended that all students have been brought back from the war-torn Ukraine. Attorney general KK Venugopal informed the court that the task of evacuation had been undertaken successfully. He placed the estimates of those evacuated at 22,500.

"Mammoth efforts have been made. Everyone has been evacuated," he said, urging the SC to dispose of both petitions. One of them was filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari and another on behalf of a girl trapped in Ukraine.

Tiwari urged the SC to look into the adverse impact of the war on studies. The government must ensure continuation of studies without much disruption, he said. The AG opposed this prayer, arguing that the students had made a representation to this effect to the government. The government, he said, was aware of the impact of the war on studies and would take a call on this. Most of these students have sought government permission to attend classes and complete their courses in India.