- SC dismissed a plea requesting the transfer of Sufi Saint Hazrat Shah Muhammad Abdul Muqtadir Shah Masood Ahmad’s mortal remains from Bangladesh to India.
- The Supreme Court ruled that because the Sufi saint was a citizen of Pakistan, there was no legally enforceable right to request the transportation of his mortal remains.
- The petitioner, Dargah Hazrat Mulla Syed, was represented by counsel, who stated that the saint was the spiritual leader, or Sajjada-nasheen, of the dargah in Uttar Pradesh.
- He was born in Prayagraj (Allahabad). He migrated to Pakistan and got Pakistani citizenship in 1992.
- He was chosen as Sajjada Nasheen of the shrine, Dargah Hazrat Mulla Syed Mohammad Shah in 2008 in Prayagraj.
- The three-judge Bench was headed by Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud.
- It also comprised Justices J. B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra.
