The Supreme Court on Friday cautioned against “half-baked truth and ill-informed running commentary” on pending cases, observing that such reporting distorts public perception. The court asserted that it is “completely immune” to publicity-driven narratives while hearing a matter linked to the deportation of certain individuals to Bangladesh allegedly without following due process.

The observations came during proceedings on the Centre’s appeal against a Calcutta High Court judgment that had directed the repatriation of individuals deported to Bangladesh. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi fixed January 6 for hearing the appeal.

During the hearing, the court was informed that Sunali Khatun, a pregnant woman who was among those d

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