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Kohinoor diamond row: SC seeks Centre's reply in four weeks
November 11, 2016
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre on the Kohinoor diamond matter seeking a reply in four weeks.
Senior
Advocate Sommo Chkravarthy said that an impression has been created
that the gem was gifted by Maharaja Dilip Singh to the Britishers, but
documents produced prove that it was actually stolen.
"There must
be proper diplomatic parley between the Central government and the
government of United Kingdom , that must be supervised by the Supreme
Court. Second, is that the impression is created that the gem was gifted
by Maharaja Dilip Singh to the Britishers but we have produced all the
documents that it was actually stolen," he said.
"Britishers had
acquired it illegally and forcefully. The archaeological survey of India
has also directed to file the affidavit. Supreme Court has directed it
to come up within four week. They have been directed to file an
appropriate counter affidavit," he added.
Earlier, after UK
Minister of Asia and Pacific affairs Alok Sharma's assertion on the
restitution of 'Kohinoor' diamond, Advocate Nafis Siddiqui, the
petitioner of the case, said that he will file a new application and if
Britain doesn't return the gem still, he will then appeal in the UNESCO
and in the UN.
"New application will be filled in the Supreme
Court to send the advocated commissioner to Britain and request the
British government to return the property of India and to get a stay on
the selling or auctioning of the diamond. We will get it back, if not,
we will appeal through the UNESCO or through UNO," said Siddiqui.
Earlier, in the Supreme Court Centre said that Britain did not steal the 'Kohinoor' but rather it was gifted to them.
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