The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to intervene in a plea by an Indian national, detained in Prague and accused of involvement in an alleged conspiracy to murder U.S.-based Khalistani activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, for assistance from the government to defend his rights in the foreign court.
A Bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna said the Supreme Court could not do anything in a sensitive matter involving public international law, and it was up to the government of India to decide how to deal with the issue.
“This is a sensitive matter for the government also. It has its own ramifications. We will not make any statements in this court. It is for the government to do what they want to do,” Justice Khanna addressed senior advocate C.A. Sundaram and advocate Rohini Musa.
