Chennai High Court Hears A Writ To Block India’s Participation In CHOGM
October 23, 2013 |
Acting Chief Justice Agarwal and Justice M.Sathyanarayana of Chennai High Court today heard a case against India’s External Affairs Ministry for delaying a response to a petition urging India not to participate in the upcoming Commonwealth Conference in Sri Lanka due to genocide and war crimes committed by the Sri Lankan Government against Tamils.
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The petition was sent to the Indian External Affairs Ministry by Professor Sarawathy Rajendran, the Coordinator of the Solidarity Center of Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE).
The case number w.p28656/2o13 writ petition was filed in Chennai High Court was represented by Advocate Saravanan and Advocate Ajitha.
One of the questions raised by the Chief Justice was whether the petitioner expects that India should be against China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and other countries due to private reasons. Advocate Saravanan responded by saying that the petitioner has stated her position clearly in the memorandum submitted to the External Ministry. The Chief Justice asked the petitioner as well as the advocate himself to ponder this question.
Case was adjourned to October 24, 2013.
Details:
From:
Mrs. Saraswathi
Prof. of Sociology (Retd),
No.29, Journalists Colony,
Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai – 600041.
To:
The Secretary,
Ministry of External Affairs,
Government of India,
New Delhi- 110001.
Sir,
Sub: Demanding for explanation of propriety of Republic of India attending the CHOGM Conference to be held in Srilanka in the 2nd week of November 2013 – Request for India to abstain from participation – Reg. Read More
