Archive · 27 Oct 2025
Centre Challenges Calcutta HC Order on Deported Families
Imagine some families were sent to another country, and a court said they should come back.
The government is now fighting this in a higher court.
The families were accused of not having the right papers to be in India.
One family has a pregnant woman and a child.
The government says the families are from Bangladesh.
The court that originally ordered them back gave a deadline for the government to bring them back.
Now, the government is trying to stop this from happening.
The Centre challenged a Calcutta High Court order to bring back two families.
The Calcutta High Court ordered the families to be brought back within four weeks.
The Centre filed a petition just before the deadline.
The Centre questions the Calcutta High Court's jurisdiction.
The Centre alleges the families are Bangladeshi nationals.
- Who
- The Centre (Indian government) and two families.
- What
- The Centre challenged a Calcutta High Court order to bring back two families deported to Bangladesh.
- When
- The Calcutta High Court issued the order on September 26. The Centre filed the petition on October 22.
- Where
- The case involves families from West Bengal, deportation to Bangladesh, and court proceedings in Calcutta and Delhi.
- Why
- The Centre disputes the Calcutta High Court's jurisdiction and the families' Indian citizenship.
- Court Order
- Calcutta High Court ordered the return of two families
- Families
- Two families deported to Bangladesh
- Deportation Allegation
- Families accused of being undocumented immigrants
- Petitioner
- Sunali Khatun's father filed habeas corpus plea
- Centre's Claim
- Detainees are Bangladeshi nationals
- Date of Filing Petition
- October 22