Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 203 · Decided 14 March 2011
Gopal Dass THRU. Brother Anand Vir v. Union of India and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 203 · [2011] 3 S.C.R. 856
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 16/2008
- Decided
- 14 March 2011
- Bench
- MARKANDEY KATJU, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
CONSTITUTION OF IND/A, 1950: C Article 32 - Writ petition seeking direction to the Union of India to take steps for release of writ petitioner from jail in Pakistan - HELD: Supreme Court of India, for lack of jurisdiction, cannot give any direction to Pakistan authorities - Government own has been taking steps in D this regard - However, the Court requests the Pakistan authorities to consider the appeal of the petitioner for remitting the remaining period of sentence and release him (as well as other similar mdian prisoners) in the humanitarian spirit - Pakistan Official
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