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The Centre informed the Supreme Court of India connected Friday (May 22, 2026) that it would bring backmost to India a fewer radical whose families were alleged to person been “pushed” into Bangladesh, and would verify their citizenship claims upon their return.
“The authorities volition bring them backmost and thereafter analyse their status. Depending connected the outcome, steps volition beryllium taken accordingly,” Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta submitted.
The tribunal posted the substance for proceeding successful July.
The apical tribunal was proceeding a plea of the Centre challenging a September 26, 2025, bid of the Calcutta High Court that acceptable speech the Union government’s determination to deport Sunali Khatun and immoderate others to Bangladesh and termed it “illegal”. On December 3 past year, the apical tribunal allowed the introduction of lone Ms. Khatun and her eight-year-old kid into India connected “humanitarian grounds”. The others deported with them were not considered.
Senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Sanjay Hegde, appearing for Ms. Khatun’s begetter Bhodu Sekh, had been repeatedly seeking a proceeding successful court. Mr. Mehta’s submission came arsenic a alleviation to the petitioner’s side.
Mr. Sekh had alleged that his daughter, grandson and son-in-law were illegally picked up, detained and deported to Bangladesh connected June 26 past twelvemonth pursuing an individuality verification thrust triggered by a Home Ministry notification.
Mr. Sekh had argued that helium was a imperishable nonmigratory of West Bengal and his girl and son-in-law were Indian citizens by birth. The Centre had argued that the deportees failed to nutrient immoderate documentary impervious to amusement they were Indians.
