Overview

• The order directs the Centre to bring back six members of two Birbhum families, including a pregnant woman and minors, who were detained in Delhi in June and pushed into Bangladesh.
• The division bench rejected the Centre’s plea for a stay and did not accept its challenge to the court’s jurisdiction tied to related filings in Delhi.
• Finding violations of the MHA’s May 2 memo, the court said mandated procedures were bypassed and noted that citizenship must be determined through proper inquiry rather than rushed action.
• Reports say the deported individuals were detained by Bangladesh police after being forced across the border, and the court set a four‑week deadline for their repatriation.
• Political reactions followed the ruling, with TMC leaders calling it vindication and a BJP spokesperson terming the deportations a mistake while emphasizing concerns over illegal migration.