NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh challenging his continued detention under the National Security Act (NSA).
A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria observed that the appropriate course for the petitioner would be to first move the jurisdictional High Court.
Considering the duration of his continued detention, the Justice Aravind Kumar-led Bench requested the High Court to conclude the proceedings within six weeks.
In his writ petition, Amritpal Singh — currently lodged in Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam — contended that preventing an elected Member of Parliament from discharging his constitutional duties amounted to a violation of his fundamental rights as well as the collective rights of the Khadoor Sahib electorate.