The Center on Friday informed the Supreme Court that only Nimisha Priya’s family, Kerala nurse, was sentenced to death for murder in Yemen, should join the discussion with the victim, and would not be likely to interfere by any other organization.
Attorney General R Venkatarmani informed a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta as senior advocate Ragant Basant, who appeared to save the Nimisha Priya International Action Council, appearing for permission to send a delegation and tried to persuade the victim’s family to forgive him.
The bench said in its order, “The petitioner wants to represent something to the government, which they are free to move. And once it is represented, the government will consider its qualities.”
“I would personally advise … his family is engaged in a power of attorney. The family is the only, I think the unit that should be concerned with it. We are not talking about any outsider joining it. Even with the best intentions,” Venkataramani said.
The council has filed a petition demanding its intervention to save the life of the Kerala nurse.
Yemen travel restriction
Besant thanked the government and others for efforts to postpone the death sentence of Nimish Priya. “So this is the first step. Now I have the only request. We need to receive forgiveness first. Blood money comes in the form of a second phase. First, the family has to forgive us. After forgiving us, whatever blood money comes, discuss it, discuss it,” Basant said.
“Now Yemen is a country where no one can go. There is a travel restriction … Government of India, on special permission, can allow some.”
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Justice Nath said, “Of course, the government will consider it. The government is already doing a lot for you. Whatever is possible at their end, taking good care of it …” Justice Nath said.
To which, Basant said, “Absolutely. I should inform your suzerainty and the Government of India that there is also a very well -known religious scholar from Kerala. They all have been kept together, government and many others and this cleric together, they have established contact and now have been punished.”
His submission was clearly about the claims made by the Sunni original Kanthapuram AP Abbaikar Musaliyar that he intervened to achieve Nimish Priya’s execution.
“My request is this. A delegation of two or three people of the petitioner organization and a representative of the approaching in Yemen, let them know … I could book a flight ticket and go. Here, here, until the government does not allow me and does not rest under this circular, we can’t even go there,” Basant said.
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“So, can the government consider it and ideally, if the government is fine with it, then a representative of the government (can go), but then I cannot do it, just because I don’t know what the diplomatic results will be for it … meeting this family is the sole purpose,” he said.
‘Not as easy’
However, Venkatarmani said, “I don’t think anything can be formally done at this point.” He said that there are many factors, such as “inter-country relations that include”. “This is not that easy. I don’t think the government will feel like allowing anything. But if it does not, why should we join, and create a problem where the real issue is not resolved? So we will definitely consider it, but do not put it on record.”
The court clarified that it was not putting anything on the record.
AG Venkatarmani said that he was making such a request “Because what happens is a small slip from somewhere, it becomes a news”. “I don’t want (it) turns upside down.”
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The bench inquired whether the adjournment adjournment is indefinite or if a specific date has been set. “So far, there is no date,” Basant said. “Which means doing some work,” AG said.
Basant said that Nimisha Priya’s mother could go to Yemen as she had contacted the Delhi High Court, who had asked the government to allow her.
“Similarly, I am not asking a direction. I am requesting the Government of India. Please allow us to allow us … I understand. Sending a government representative can be a diplomatic issue. But we can go on his behalf, talk and whatever I am saying, apologize to the family so that I can do anything for any other country.
Venkatarmani said, “I personally advise his family that his family is engaged in the power of attorney. The family is the only, I think, the unit that should be worried about it. We are not talking about any outsider to join it. Even with the best intentions”.
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He said, “What happens” if the court gives a direction to the government “(suppose) is an organization that wants to do a good Samari job”. “There is no difficulty. The government says that I cannot do anything. Then it becomes another news. So you build it on it. I don’t think it should happen in this matter.”
“We are concerned about this woman coming out safely. So everyone is being done by the government. We do not want to give details at this point. We do not want some protests.
“The government is trying to push into more and more circles as much as possible. If the government cannot do so, I do not know whether an organization can do it better or not.”
As the bench said what can be done, Venkataramani said, “This is a very difficult situation?”
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