India, Feb. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday fixed March 21 as the next date for hearing the Union government's response regarding its compliance with the court's earlier directive on the deportation of 270 foreign nationals detained in Assam's transit camps. The decision came after the Centre sought additional time to conclude "deliberations at the highest level".

A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan adjourned the hearing following a request made by solicitor general (SG) Tushar Mehta.

"The learned solicitor general states that the issue of deportation of foreigners is being dealt with at the highest executive level. If time is granted, he will place on record the decision taken by the competent authority," the bench reco...