NEW YORK: A US
federal court will hold an evidentiary hearing on February 21 againstPunjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal in
an alleged human rights violation case filed against him by a Sikh rights
group.
Wisconsin Judge
Lynn Adelman ordered that the purpose of the hearing is to solve basic
jurisdictional issues relating to service of court summons on Badal and to
examine the witnesses and other evidence.
Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) and Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD)
have filed the human rights violations case against Badal under Alien Torts
Claims Act and Torture Victims Protection Act in the Federal District Court of
Wisconsin.
Badal's Attorney
Michelle Jacobs has sought dismissal of the case saying Badal was not served
the summons in August last year when he had visited Wisconsin.
SOURCE:TIMES OF INDIA
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