Malcolm Merlyn Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 New York: A US court has asked India's Congress party President Sonia Gandhi to provide a copy of her passport to show that she was not in the US between September 2 and September 9 last year. Gandhi had filed a motion in a federal court in Brooklyn, New York, seeking dismissal of a human rights violation case against her relating to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, asserting she had not been served the summons as she was not in the US during that time. However, holding that Sonia Gandhi's January 10 declaration is insufficient to prove her absence from US, Judge Brian M. Cogan of Brooklyn Court on Thursday asked her to "provide a copy of her passport, showing her most recent entry and exit stamps into and out of the United States." The court has asked a copy of Sonia's passport to show that she was not in the US between September 2 and September 9, 2013. "This would appear to obviate both the need for any documents from the hospital-resolving defendant's medical privacy concerns - and the need to rely upon a third party government agency like Customs and Border Protection", the order states. "Whatever form this evidence takes, defendant must provide it by April 7, 2014" Cogan ordered. In his March 20 order the Judge said "the court cannot find that a sufficient showing of non-presence has been made based on the affirmation without plaintiffs having received some discovery to confirm it". "The defendant must provide some documentary evidence to corroborate her otherwise unsupported declaration stating that she was not in the United States at the time of service", he said. The 1984 human rights violation case against Gandhi hinges on the issue whether she was served on Sep 9 as claimed by Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) or she was not present in the US during that time as per her claim. SFJ claims that on Sep 9, it had served the summons and complaint on the hospital and security staff at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre in New York where Sonia Gandhi was believed to be undergoing medical treatment. The Brooklyn court had in Sep 2013 issued summons against Gandhi on the complaint filed by SFJ and some victims of anti-Sikh violence in India in November 1984. The group has sought compensatory and punitive damages against Gandhi for her alleged role in shielding and protecting Congress party leaders including Kamal Nath, Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler from prosecution for their alleged role in the 1984 violence. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/us-court-asks-sonia-gandhi-to-show-passport/459229-37-64.html I mean really?What jurisdiction some US court has over things that happened in India 3 decades ago?Do the US courts think that they have jurisdiction over the whole world?
JaiRamesh2 Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 Good time for Sonia Gandhi to prove her Indian citizenship and lay rest to some conspiracies.
alexander Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 Isnt she an Italian? Should travel on that passport. VWP. My fiance's brother's wife is from Bloomington and we always travel under VWP.
Malcolm Merlyn Posted March 23, 2014 Author Posted March 23, 2014 Isnt she an Italian? Should travel on that passport. VWP. My fiance's brother's wife is from Bloomington and we always travel under VWP. She took Indian citizenship. Sent from my GT-I9500 using Tapatalk 2
SLICKR392 Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 Do they have the authority to issue such orders?
Malcolm Merlyn Posted March 23, 2014 Author Posted March 23, 2014 Do they have the authority to issue such orders? US courts think that they have authority over everyone.Normally most people dont bother.
Texan Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 Good time for Sonia Gandhi to prove her Indian citizenship and lay rest to some conspiracies. Also show what her real name on her passport is.
alexander Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 She took Indian citizenship. Sent from my GT-I9500 using Tapatalk 2 That was worth it. :giggle:
DomainK Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 Do they have the authority to issue such orders? US courts think that they have authority over everyone.Normally most people dont bother. Yup. The US thinks the world is their domain. And they are the keeper of world peace. Anyone who does not measure up to their standards deserves their wrath.
avicric Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 Now can i file a case against obama and bush for human rights violation in iraq and afg in indian court?
Malcolm Merlyn Posted March 24, 2014 Author Posted March 24, 2014 Yup. The US thinks the world is their domain. And they are the keeper of world peace. Anyone who does not measure up to their standards deserves their wrath. Normally Indian authorities thumb their noses and their courts.Wonder why Sonia even entertained this.Even Pakistanis told their courts to shove it and the US authorities had to tell the courts that they have no jurisdiction in Pakistan,this is was when victims of 26/11 filed cases in manhattan againist Shuja Pasha and Hafiz Saeed. Sent from my GT-I9500 using Tapatalk 2
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