Supreme Court of India · 2021-12-07

C. SIVASANKARAN vs UNION OF INDIA

Citation / case number: SC 2019/39486
Court: Supreme Court of India
Petitioner: C. SIVASANKARAN
Respondent: UNION OF INDIA
Author: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MAHESHWARI, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.T. RAVIKUMAR

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court dismissed the writ petition filed by C. Sivasankaran, asserting diplomatic immunity as an Ambassador-at-large of Seychelles. The court upheld the Madras High Court's decision, stating that the petitioner does not qualify as a 'diplomatic agent' under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Consequently, the court affirmed that the petitioner could be subject to criminal proceedings in India.