Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 25: A Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court comprising Chief Justice (Acting) Tashi Rabstan and Justice Rajnesh Oswal took suo motu cognizance to expedite the retrieval of a man’s body from Pakistan.
The deceased, Harash Nagotra, tragically drowned in the Chenab River, and his body was discovered across the border, in Pakistan. The DB issued notice to Union of India through Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs and Union Territory of J&K. DSGI Vishal Sharma, who was present in the court, accepted notice and DB granted one week time to have instructions.
Initially, a PIL was filed by Indu Bhushan Bali requesting the court to treat the matter as a PIL under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India. The petition sought directions to protect the fundamental rights of the parents of the late Harsh Nagotra, ensuring their ability to perform the last rites of their son.
However, DB dismissed the petition stating that the parents of deceased-Harsh Nagotra have projected their grievance before the court and requested for early retrieval of their son’s body from the Pakistan.
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