Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the Odisha government to file an affidavit even as the government strongly denied before the court that Bengali-speaking migrants were illegally detained in that state.
A division bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Reetobrata Kumar Mitra directed the Odisha government to file an affidavit in opposition to the contention of the petitioners by August 20.
The Odisha government had opposed the contentions in habeas corpus petitions that two Bengali-speaking migrant workers from West Bengal were illegally detained in the neighbouring state.
The division was also informed that the two migrant workers over whom the habeas corpus petition was filed -- Sainur Islam and Rakibul Islam -- have already returned to their residences.
The Court directed the Odisha government to file an affidavit by stating why the persons were detained and directed them to reply within four weeks.
The next hearing has been scheduled on August 29.
Odisha Advocate General Pitambar Acharya, who appeared before the Division Bench through the virtual mode, submitted before the court that there was no arrest of the persons over whom the habeas corpus petitions were filed.
The petitioners' lawyer has claimed that the two migrants were entitled to compensation as they were allegedly illegally detained in Odisha. However, this was opposed by the Advocate General of Odisha.
“Today advocate general of Orissa told the court that this was not an arrest but they were detained under section 3 of the Foreigners Act,” people in the know said.
The petitioners were directed to file their reply to the contention of the Odisha government in its affidavit by August 27.
A division bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Reetobrata Kumar Mitra directed the Odisha government to file an affidavit in opposition to the contention of the petitioners by August 20.
The Odisha government had opposed the contentions in habeas corpus petitions that two Bengali-speaking migrant workers from West Bengal were illegally detained in the neighbouring state.
The division was also informed that the two migrant workers over whom the habeas corpus petition was filed -- Sainur Islam and Rakibul Islam -- have already returned to their residences.
The Court directed the Odisha government to file an affidavit by stating why the persons were detained and directed them to reply within four weeks.
The next hearing has been scheduled on August 29.
Odisha Advocate General Pitambar Acharya, who appeared before the Division Bench through the virtual mode, submitted before the court that there was no arrest of the persons over whom the habeas corpus petitions were filed.
The petitioners' lawyer has claimed that the two migrants were entitled to compensation as they were allegedly illegally detained in Odisha. However, this was opposed by the Advocate General of Odisha.
“Today advocate general of Orissa told the court that this was not an arrest but they were detained under section 3 of the Foreigners Act,” people in the know said.
The petitioners were directed to file their reply to the contention of the Odisha government in its affidavit by August 27.
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