Guwahati, Oct. 12 -- The Gauhati High Court has sought details from the Assam government on when the Nagaon Foreigners' Tribunal (FT) prepared its opinions declaring two women, Jahanara Begum and Mumtaz Begum, foreigners, amid questions over their deportation to Bangladesh while their legal challenges were pending.

During a hearing on October 7, a bench of Justices Kalyan Rai Surana and Pranjal Das directed the state government to provide the dates and times when the tribunal prepared the opinions.

The court warned that, if the government failed to provide the details, it would presume that the opinions "were not made ready within the appropriate time" before the women were taken into police custody, The Indian Express reported.

The Hi...