Archive · 27 Sep 2025
Calcutta High Court Orders Return of Deported Birbhum Residents
A court in West Bengal has told the government to bring back two families they sent to Bangladesh.
The court said it was wrong to deport them.
The families, who were living in Delhi as migrant workers, were accused of being from Bangladesh, but the court found this was incorrect.
The court noted the authorities did not follow the correct procedures for deportation.
The court has given the government a month to return the families to India.
Some politicians say this is a victory for the people.
Calcutta High Court ruled the Centre's deportation of families to Bangladesh was unlawful.
The court ordered the repatriation of Sonali Bibi and Sweety Bibi along with their families.
The families were deported from Delhi to Bangladesh.
The court cited procedural violations by authorities during the deportation process.
The Centre must comply with the order within a month.
- Who
- Calcutta High Court, Sonali Bibi, Sweety Bibi, Centre
- What
- Ordered the Centre to bring back two families deported to Bangladesh.
- When
- Friday
- Where
- West Bengal, Bangladesh, Delhi
- Why
- The court found the deportation unlawful and in violation of procedure.
TMC
BJP
Deportation of Families
TMC
TMC views the event as an attempt to target Bengalis and an example of a ‘sham’ by the BJP.
BJP
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- Court
- Calcutta High Court
- Order
- Repatriation of deported residents
- Deportees
- Sonali Bibi, Sweety Bibi and their families
- Deportation Location
- Bangladesh
- Timeline
- Return within four weeks
- Reason
- Court deemed deportation illegal
Sources
‘Bring them back in four weeks’: Calcutta HC to Centre on two families pushed into Bangladesh
Abhishek Banerjee hails Calcutta HC order on deportation, slams Centre
Cal HC calls Bangladesh deportation of Birbhum residents illegal, orders return in four weeks
Calcutta High Court to Delhi: Bring back deportees in four weeks from Bangladesh
'Return In 4 Weeks': Calcutta High Court Calls Bangladesh Deportation Of Bengal Residents "Illegal"
