Overview
- Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry noted the petition could not be effectively heard as lawyers abstained from work on December 15–17, leaving respondents’ arguments incomplete.
- The bench observed that even a favorable order would be unworkable at this stage, citing an estimated 10-hour helicopter journey from Dibrugarh to Delhi.
- The court disposed of the matter with liberty for Amritpal Singh to renew his request for a future parliamentary session.
- The Punjab government opposed parole on security grounds, arguing that granting him a platform posed grave risks and claiming a single speech could “set the five rivers on fire.”
- Amritpal Singh remains detained under the National Security Act at Dibrugarh Central Jail, having won the Khadoor Sahib seat in 2024 and previously receiving brief parole only to take his oath.