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India appeals to House of Lords
on Nadeem's extradition

H S Rao in London

India has appealed to the House of Lords seeking review of a London high court decision against the extradition of Bollywood music director Nadeem Akhtar Saifi to India to stand trial in the Gulshan Kumar murder case.

"We have filed our appeal before the Admissions Committee of the House of Lords within the stipulated period of 14 days from the date of judgement delivered on December 14.

"We seek a review of the high court judgement which had upheld Nadeem's appeal against his extradition ordered earlier by the Bow Street Magistrate's Court," a Crown Prosecution source told PTI on Monday.

It might be a couple of months before the appeal comes before the House of Lords Judicial Committee, the source said.

Indian Government had sought Nadeem's extradition after he was charged with conspiring to murder music baron Gulshan Kumar in July 1997.

The high court had directed that Nadeem be "discharged forthwith in relation to the offences in respect of which his return is sought by the Union of India."

The court, under Lord Justice Rose, held that the statement of Mohammad Ali Shaikh, the key witness in the case, was insufficient and inadmissible under Britain's Evidence Act.

PTI

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