Nothing much govt can do: Centre to SC

The apex court was hearing a plea seeking a direction to the Centre to use diplomatic channels to save Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, 38, facing execution in Yemen

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

The Centre Monday informed the Supreme Court that it was doing whatever was “utmost possible” to save an Indian nurse facing execution July 16 for murder in Yemen, but “nothing much” could be done keeping in view the status of Yemen.

“There isa point up to which the Government of India can go and we have reached that point,” attorney general R Venkataramani informed a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta. The top law officer said the government was keen to save its citizens and was doing “utmost possible” in the matter.

“Having regard to the sensitivity and status of Yemen as a place, there is nothing much the Government of India can do,” he said. He further referred to the Houthis in Yemen, saying it was not even diplomatically recognised.