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US Supreme Court To Hear Mumbai Attack Accused Tahawwur Rana’s Renewed Plea Against Extradition to India On 4 April
File photo of Tahawwur Rana.
The US Supreme Court is set to review next month the renewed plea of Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana as he seeks to block his extradition to India.
His application has been submitted to Chief Justice John Roberts for consideration, news agency PTI reported.
The 64-year-old is currently lodged at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles.
On 27 February, he filed an “Emergency Application For Stay Pending Litigation of Petition For Writ of Habeas Corpus” with Elena Kagan, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Circuit Justice for the Ninth Circuit.
Justice Kagan had rejected Rana’s plea. In response, Rana renewed his “Emergency Application for Stay Pending Litigation of Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus previously addressed to Justice Kagan,” and requested that the renewed application be directed to Chief Justice Roberts.
Roberts has referred the matter to the full Court for discussion, ensuring all justices weigh in on the issue.
Following a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Trump at the White House, Trump announced that Rana’s extradition to India had been approved.
Rana has requested a stay on his extradition, arguing that his legal battle—including all potential appeals—should be concluded before he is handed over to Indian authorities.
