Overview

• Justices Surya Kant, Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi issued notice to the Centre on a PIL alleging unlawful detention and pushbacks of Bengali-speaking workers.
• The court said speaking Bengali cannot be grounds to pick up or deport a person and asked the Centre to place its deportation SOPs on record.
• The bench impleaded Gujarat after fresh allegations, queried whether the government sought wall‑style border measures, and listed the matter for September 11.
• Solicitor General Tushar Mehta cited “systematic infiltration” but affirmed deportation cannot be language‑based, and the court declined to club the case with Rohingya matters.
• The court clarified that habeas corpus cases in the Calcutta High Court, including one concerning pregnant detainee Sonali Bibi, should proceed expeditiously, with citizenship verification prioritized.