New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a writ petition filed by Punjab MP Amritpal Singh challenging his continued detention under the National Security Act, 1980.
The Court granted liberty to him to approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court, requesting the High Court to decide the matter preferably within six weeks.
A bench, comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria, was hearing the matter when Senior Advocate Colin Gonsalves mentioned the plea on behalf of Singh.
At the outset, Justice Kumar observed that the appropriate course would be to move the High Court.
Gonsalves submitted that Singh has been in detention for over two-and-a-half years, based on a single FIR (first information report) in whi...