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Calcutta High Court Admits Contempt Pleas Over Bengal Families’ Pushback to Bangladesh

The filing seeks action after the Centre missed a four‑week repatriation deadline, with its Supreme Court appeal still pending.

Overview

  • The division bench of Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Ritabrata Kumar Mitra listed the contempt petitions for hearing on November 6.
  • Relatives have named the Union home secretary for alleged non‑compliance with the September 26 order to bring six Birbhum residents back to India within four weeks.
  • A Chapainawabganj magistrate in Bangladesh on September 30 recognized the six as Indian citizens and asked the Indian High Commission in Dhaka to arrange their return.
  • The Ministry of Home Affairs filed an appeal in the Supreme Court on October 22 arguing the Calcutta High Court lacks jurisdiction because the detention and removal occurred in Delhi.
  • The six, including a late‑stage pregnant woman and two minors, remain jailed in Bangladesh under the Control of Entry Act after a June 26 pushback allegedly carried out on FRRO orders.