The Supreme Court dismissed a plea to transport the mortal remains of Sufi saint Hazrat Shah Muhammad Abdul Muqtadir Shah Masood Ahmad from Bangladesh to India. The three-judge Bench, led by Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud, stated that as the saint was a Pakistani citizen, there’s no constitutionally enforceable right for his burial in India. The petitioner argued that the saint had no family in Pakistan and was the spiritual head at a dargah in Uttar Pradesh. However, the court emphasized the practical difficulties and stated that directing transportation of a foreign citizen’s remains to India wouldn’t be appropriate.
Supreme Court Rejects Plea for Transportation of Sufi Saint’s Remains to India
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