Senior Advocate Sanjay Jain, appearing for Celina Jaitly, submitted today that Vikrant’s wife was opposing appointment of a law firm to represent Vikrant in UAE. He further stated that Vikrant’s wife was not a party to the case and was acting contrary to her brother’s interest.
“I have to approach the Court since the wife did not take any action. I am here not in the capacity of a sister but in the capacity of a fellow citizen. He must get legal assistance and he must be out. It is government’s responsibility under Vienna Convention and not the wife or sister,” the senior counsel submitted.
Justice Kaurav appeared to be in agreement.
“Wife cannot be heard to say that I will not authorise any firm in UAE to assess this. That cannot be the submission of the wife,” the Court said.
