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.