Archive · 9 Jan 2026

Gauhati High Court Rules on Foreign Nationals' Detention

Gauhati High Court Rules on Foreign Nationals' Detention

The Gauhati High Court recently made a decision about a woman named Doyjan Bibi, who was declared an illegal immigrant from Bangladesh.

Her husband, Abdul Rejjak, tried to stop her from being sent back to Bangladesh, but the court said no.

The court explained that people who are declared foreign nationals and are waiting to be sent back to their home country cannot say their detention is illegal.

The court also said that the government has a duty to protect the country's unity and that the large number of illegal immigrants is changing the demographics of the state.

The court mentioned that the idea of religious persecution in the state is a misunderstanding spread by some media reports.

The court found no wrongdoing by the government officers who sent Bibi back to Bangladesh.

Sources