Apex Court Pauses Expulsion of Four Muslim Women, Issues Notices to Govts

The Supreme Court of India has halted the deportation of four Muslim women from Assam who were declared foreign nationals by a Foreigners Tribunal. The court issued notices to the Union Government, Assam State Government, and Election Commission, seeking responses within four weeks. The women, mostly illiterate and impoverished, challenged their citizenship rejection, citing hyper-technical scrutiny of documents. Their cases highlight concerns about informal "push-backs" and the Foreigners Tribunal system's arbitrariness, which disproportionately affects marginalized communities.