Gauhati High Court Demands Centre’s Deportation Order Amid Mounting Legal Questions over Re-Detention of Bail-Compliant Individuals

Gauhati High Court demands Centre’s deportation order amid mounting legal questions over re-detention of bail-compliant individuals

On July 23, 2025, the Gauhati High Court continued to closely examine the legality of the re-detention of Abdul Sheikh and Majibur Rehman, both of whom were declared foreigners by Foreigners Tribunals and had been released in 2021 under the Supreme Court’s April 2020 order in Suo Motu W.P. (C) No. 1 of 2020. Both had spent over two years in detention and had been regularly complying with weekly police reporting until May 2025, when they were –wi…

Gauhati High Court seeks Centre’s May 2025 deportation notification as legality of re-detention of Abdul Shiekh and Majibur Rehman is scrutinised

What We Know So Far: July 23, 2025 On July 23, 2025, the Gauhati High Court continued to closely examine the legality of the re-detention of Abdul Sheikh and Majibur Rehman, both of whom were declared foreigners by Foreigners Tribunals and had been released in 2021 under the Supreme Court’s April 2020 order in Suo Motu W.P. (C) No. 1 of 2020. Both had spent over two years in detention and had been regularly complying with weekly police reporting…