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.
