The Union government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it will, on humanitarian grounds, bring back to India a pregnant woman from West Bengal and her eight-year-old son who were “pushed” into Bangladesh by the authorities on claims that they are undocumented immigrants, Live Law reported.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi that Sunali Khatun and her son Sabir will be brought back “following the procedure without prejudice to our contentions on merits and our right to put them under surveillance”.

On Monday, the bench had asked the Union government if Khatun and her son could be returned to India on humanitarian grounds. It took note of Khatun’s advanced pregnancy and sought instructions on whether she could be

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