New Delhi, Sept. 12 -- The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition filed by anti-dam activist Bhanu Tatak, who alleged that she was wrongfully prevented from travelling abroad for her studies.

On the other hand, Standing Counsel Ashish Dixit, representing the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), and the Bureau of Immigration, contended that the petition was not maintainable before the Delhi High Court. He pointed out that the petitioner was facing multiple criminal cases in Arunachal Pradesh and that the Look Out Circular (LOC) had been issued at the request of the Superintendent of Police (SP), Itanagar.

The Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma agreed with the submissions made on b...