New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre whether it was open to bringing back six persons, deported from the country to Bangladesh for being illegal immigrants, as a "temporary measure" to ensure they get a full hearing to prove their Indian credentials. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said, "If the person is an illegal migrant from Bangladesh, we will not dispute that. But if somebody shows that I am an Indian citizen and can produce evidence, they have a right to be heard," as it took up two appeals filed by the Centre challenging two separate orders of the Calcutta high court directing six deported persons to be brought back within four weeks. Posting the matter for Monday to enable the Centre to take instructions, the bench said, "Why don't you (Centre) as a temporary measure bring them back and have a holistic hearing conducted?" Senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Sanjay Hegde who represented the petitioners before the HC agreed to SC's suggestion. The Centre had approached the top court against two sets of orders passed on September 26 by the Calcutta high court in petitions filed by Bhodu Sekh and Amir Khan. Bhodu had filed a habeas corpus petition to know the whereabouts of his daughter, her husband and grandson after they were deported by the Delhi police to Bangladesh in June. Khan's petition involving his cousin sister and her two minor sons, who were similarly deported from Delhi to Bangladesh around the same time. The HC in its order noted the "hot haste" with which the police acted by arresting them on June 21 and within a week, produced them before the Foreigner Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Delhi. The Union government claimed that the deportation followed as a result of their inability to show documents of their Indian origin. However, the HC had found the names of their grandfathers in the electoral roll of West Bengal. Convinced by this, the court directed them to be brought back and be given a full opportunity of hearing. The HC further cited a memo of May 2025 of the home ministry that allows immediate deportation only in an "emergent" situation. The HC found no "emergent" situation in this case....