ILC-2011-SC-CRL-Mar-5
Gopol Dass Thru. Brother Anand Vir Vs. Union of India & another
Constitution of India, 1950 - Section 32
Writ petition - Praying for direction to Union of India - Take immediate and necessary steps - Release and repatriation - Who is allegedly detained in Lahore Central Jail in Pakistan - Through diplomatic channel -Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi - Court cannot give any directions to Pakistan authorities - No jurisdiction over them - Indian authorities done all that they could - Does not prevent Court from making a request to Pakistani authorities consider appeal of petitioner - Releasing him on humanitarian grounds remitting remaining part of his sentence.
P.P. Malhotra, Sr. Advocate, T.A. Khan, Anand Verma, Mrs. Anil Katiyar, Advocates, with him
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Important Decision(s)- Court cannot give any directions to Pakistan authorities because court have no jurisdiction over them.