Today, On 14th August, In the WB Migrant Workers case, the Supreme Court observed, “A nodal agency is needed to coordinate between the state of origin and the state of work,” while hearing allegations of wrongful detention and deportation of Bengali Muslims as “Bangladeshis.”
In the Supreme Court Today, Advocate Prashant Bhushan told the Bench that state authorities are randomly arresting Bengali Muslims and calling them “Bangladeshis.”
He said that some of these people were even deported before it was found that they were actually Indian citizens. He further stated that the Delhi Police had marked documents written in the Bengali language as the “Bangladeshi language.”
Justice Kant said,
“A nodal agency is needed to coordinate between the state of origin and the state of work.”
Justice Bagchi asked,
“Isn’t there a system to verify workers place of origin?”
The Supreme Court then issued a notice to the concerned state, asking it to reply within two weeks through its standing counsels.
The matter has been fixed for hearing on the Monday after next.
The court also gave a caution that “ex parte orders may cause unintended effects.”
This case highlights serious concerns about wrongful detention and deportation of workers, especially when they belong to a linguistic and cultural group that can be misunderstood due to their language.
The court’s comments about the need for a proper coordination system between the state where a worker comes from and the state where they work, along with a verification system for workers’ origin, underline the importance of preventing such mistakes in the future.
Case Title: West Bengal Migrant Workers Welfare Board vs Union of India
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