SC refuses to entertain plea against Assam govt's deportation drive

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging the Assam government's policy for tackling infiltration from Bangladesh. A vacation bench comprising justices Sanjay Karol and Satish Chandra Sharma asked the petitioner to first approach the Gauhati High Court.

The bench was told by the petitioner that around 70 individuals were being deported. Refusing to pass any directions, the bench expressed its inclination to dismiss the plea. However, the petitioner chose to withdraw and the petition was dismissed as withdrawn.

The plea, filed by All BTC Minority Students Association, alleged that the state government was arbitrarily pushing genuine citizens to the Bangladesh border without following due process under the guise of deporting illegal migrants.


In February, another SC bench had directed the Assam government to immediately initiate the process of deporting 63 declared foreigners, whose nationality was known. In the said case, the nationality of the 63 persons was confirmed to be Bangladeshi by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Bangladesh government.