On December 1, 2025, the Supreme Court directed the Centre to consider letting a pregnant woman and her child, who were pushed into Bangladesh earlier this year, enter India on humanitarian grounds. The woman is in an advanced stage of pregnancy. A Bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to seek instructions on allowing her entry through the Indo-Bangladesh border at Malda, West Bengal. "Give us two days' time to seek instructions on the issue. We understand the court is asking us to consider the case on humanitarian ground. We will look into it," said Mr. Mehta. Senior advocate Sajay Hegde, representing Bhodu Sheikh, the woman's father, said they were waiting on the Bangladesh side to return. He added their deportation was illegal and they are Indian citizens. The Court said the Centre could allow the woman and child entry and keep her under hospital surveillance to avoid complications. Mr. Hegde also requested that the husband be allowed entry if the woman returns. The Supreme Court scheduled the next hearing for December 3. This comes after the Calcutta High Court on September 26 set aside the Centre's decision to deport the woman, Sonali Khatun, and others to Bangladesh, calling the deportation illegal. The High Court had ordered the government to bring back six deported citizens within a month. The families, daily wage earners from Birbhum district, West Bengal, were detained in Delhi and pushed to Bangladesh in June. The Court noted the deportation happened "in hot haste" and violated protocols outlined in a May 2025 Home Ministry memo. The Court also highlighted concerns about overenthusiastic deportations affecting the judiciary's climate in India.