The Delhi High Court on Monday permitted Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi) president Paramjit Singh Sarna, who was stopped at the Attari border, to go to Pakistan to visit Nankana Sahib.
The HC suspended the Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against Mr. Sarna but ordered him to return on or before November 16. It also sought responses from the ministries of home and external affairs, as well as the Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police, on Mr. Sarna’s plea seeking quashing of the LOC.
On October 31, Mr. Sarna, who was leading a religious procession, was not allowed by immigration authorities to enter Pakistan on the ground that he was facing a cheating case registered in Delhi in 2012.
Mr. Sarna was going to Pakistan via the Attari border to visit Nankana Sahib on the 550th anniversary of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev. In his petition, Mr Sarna has sought to quash the authorities action in restraining him from travelling abroad. The HC has listed the case for further hearing on January 22, 2020.
