New Delhi, March 12 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a petition filed by Ashish Ray, grandnephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, seeking directions to bring Netaji's mortal remains to India. The court said that instead of grandnephew, Netaji's daughter and sole heir should approach the court.
When Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Ashish Ray, informed the Court that Netaji's daughter Anita Bose Pfaff was virtually present online and supported the petition, a Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi said that she should file the petition in her capacity as the heir instead of supporting it from behind the curtain.
Eighty-four-year-old Anita Bo...