US court dismisses Sikh group's case against Badal

WASHINGTON: A US court has dismissed an alleged human rights violation case against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, saying the New York-based Sikh group never physically served the summons on him.

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in its order upheld the decision that Sikh for Justice ( SFJ) did not effectuate service of the Federal Court summons on Badal.

Rights group SFJ and Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) headed by Simranjit Singh Mann, will now file a "Motion To Remand" the case to District Court to establish that alternative service of summons through Hague has been accomplished on Badal, a media release said.

The statement came after Court of Appeals dismissed the case that Badal was personally served with Federal Court summons at Oak Creek High School on August 9 as claimed by SFJ