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Madras High Court Directs Government Of India To Put In More Efforts For Release Of Tamil Fishermen In Srilankan Jail
Upasana Sajeev
4 April 2022 7:47 AM GMT
The Madras High Court has directed the Government of India to continue their efforts and to invoke any existing agreements for ensuring the the release of 68 fisherman laid up in the Srilankan jail.The bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy were hearing petitions filed for the release of Tamil Nadu fishermen, who were taken into custody with their...
The Madras High Court has directed the Government of India to continue their efforts and to invoke any existing agreements for ensuring the the release of 68 fisherman laid up in the Srilankan jail.
The bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy were hearing petitions filed for the release of Tamil Nadu fishermen, who were taken into custody with their boats by the Sri Lankan Navy and Coast Guard.
The court acknowledged the efforts made by the Government of India with assistance from the Government of state through its diplomatic channels. The court also considered how the families of the arrested fishermen were being affected in the matter.
The court further stated that it did not have any territorial jurisdiction over the matters of the foreign government and could only ask the government to continue their efforts. Thus it was directed to send copies of the order to the government so that necessary action may be taken.
Case Name: G.Thirumurugan @ Theeran Thirumurugan v. Union of India and ors
Case No: WP(MD) 23290 of 2021
Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Mad) 136
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