New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Central government on a plea filed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's octogenarian daughter, Anita Pfaff, seeking a direction to the government to bring his ashes back from the Renkoji temple in Japan.

A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana sought response from the Central government on the plea.

Senior advocate Abhishek Amani Singhvi, appearing for Pfaff, an Austrian-German economist, told the bench that Netaji's daughter has moved the court.

Pfaff said there is prolonged failure by India to take a final, reasoned and time-bound decision to repatriate to India the mortal remains/ashes attributed to Netaji, preserved at ...