NEW DELHI, Feb. 25 -- The Centre on Monday urged the Supreme Court to grant it additional time to comply with its previous directive on the deportation of 270 foreign nationals detained in Assam's transit camps, citing deliberations at the "highest level".
Solicitor general (SG) Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, sought a two-week extension to submit a comprehensive action plan. "The matter is coming up tomorrow (February 25). We are requesting some more time to submit our affidavit," Mehta submitted before a bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan. Accepting the request, the bench permitted the Centre to mention the matter again on Tuesday. P9
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