Decided to bring back to India some persons deported to Bangladesh: Centre to SC
The Indian government has decided to bring back individuals who were previously deported to Bangladesh, as stated in a Supreme Court hearing. The Solicitor General informed the court that their citizenship claims would be verified upon their return. The case stems from a previous ruling by the Calcutta High Court that deemed the deportation of certain individuals illegal.
- ▪The Centre has decided to bring back some deported individuals from Bangladesh to India.
- ▪The Supreme Court is set to hear the matter again in July.
- ▪The deportees were previously pushed into Bangladesh under suspicion of being illegal immigrants.
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Decided to bring back to India some persons deported to Bangladesh: Centre to SCDecided to bring back to India some persons deported to Bangladesh: Centre to SCPublished on: May 22, 2026 3:24 PM ISTPTIShare viaCopy link New Delhi, The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that it has decided to bring back some people, who were earlier deported to Bangladesh, to India and would then verify their claim of Indian citizenship.Decided to bring back to India some persons deported to Bangladesh: Centre to SCSolicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant that keeping in view the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case and by not treating it as a precedent to be followed in other matters, the government has decided to bring them…
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