The Supreme Courtroom immediately issued discover on a plea filed by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s daughter, Anita Pfaff, looking for to deliver his mortal stays from Japan to India.
A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana handed the order. Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi appeared for Netaji’s daughter.
Earlier, the Courtroom refused to entertain a similar plea by Netaji’s grandnephew, Ashis Ray, noting that his daughter (sole inheritor) was not the petitioner. On the time, Dr Singhvi stated that the daughter of Netaji will file a contemporary petition for a similar trigger, as an alternative of the grandnephew.
The current petition, filed by AoR Ritika Vohra, seeks the next reliefs:
– Route for the respondents to provoke a proper communication by the MEA to protect Netaji’s ashes/urn and keep establishment at Renko-ji temple, Tokyo, Japan;
– Route for the respondents to forthwith create an Inter-Ministerial Committee;
– Route for the respondents to position on report a well timed motion plan for repatriation or facilitation.
Case Title: ANITA B. PFAFF Versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. W.P.(C) No. 842/2026
