INDIA
Business Standard
Press Trust of India | New Delhi September 12, 2014
The Delhi High Court today refused to stay the order of a trial court recommending extradition of Indian Catholic priest Rev Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul, accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in the US, during his stay there in 2004.
Justice Pratibha Rani said “where was the hurry that you came before this court, no such action has been taken yet”.
“You were in a hurry yesterday. Where was the hurry?,” the judge said.
Meanwhile, the counsel for the Centre told the court that “no order of extradition has been passed yet. It is under process.”
To which the judge said “the magistrate report (order) has not been accepted by the Centre. So let them (Centre) first file their status report by Tuesday, then we will hear it”.
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