Poser to MP in Union Carbide waste disposal

Poser to MP in Union Carbide waste disposal

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ New Delhi

THE Supreme Court on Tuesday extended till March 21, the deadline for the Centre to submit its detailed comprehensive report regarding compliance with the court's earlier order directing deportation of 270 foreign nationals detained in various transit camps in Assam to their respective country.

A two-judge bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan adjourned the hearing to March 21, after the Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta, senior law officer appearing for the Centre, sought more time to file a report in the sensitive matter.

SG Mehta, on Tuesday, told the top court that the Centre was seeking additional time to conclude "deliberations at the highest level". "The issue of deportation of persons (detained in correctional or transit camps across Assam) and declared foreigners in Assam was under consideration at the highest executive level. If granted time, I will place on record the decision taken by the competent authority," Mehta told the SC.