Shivani Gadhavi-
Published On: December 20, 2021 14:26 IST
The Madras High Court was informed about the submission of a draft containing guidelines for repatriation of Dead bodies back to India from other Countries.
In a Petition filed by the wife of the fisherman who Died due to collision of his boat with a Sri Lankan Navy Vessel, Advocate Henri Tipaghne submitted the draft guidelines.
Earlier, the Madras High Court Single-Judge Bench of Justice G.R. Swaminathan, expressed its dismay in the Counsel for the Petitioner who falsely submitted it before the Court that the fisherman Died due to shots fired at him by the Sri Lakan Navy.
The Court later on, after its order for re-postmortem of the body was passed on November 16, 2021 enlightened about the fact that the fisherman Died due to drowning into the ocean after the collision with Sri Lankan Navy.
Advocate Tipaghne stated it that he did not mislead the Court intentionally. The Counsel for the Petitioner stated that the re-ostmortem report brought clarity about the circumstances surrounding the Death of the fisherman. The Counsel also stated that the disgraceful manner in which the Deceased’s body was handled by the Jaffna Medical College (Sri Lanka), made the Petitioner question her husband’s manner of Death.
The Counsel stated, “All of these material facts came to the knowledge of public because of the re postmortem order by Your Lordship. We are trying to enhance the scope of this issue to another stage. Because Your Lordship pursued the matter with the order, an opportunity has come to look into the bigger picture based on our NHRC Guidelines.”
The Ministry of External Affairs was also given the draft of the guidelines, who is also a Respondent in the case. The matter was later on Adjourned for January 12, 2022 by the Bench.