Overview

• Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi pressed petitioner Dror Shlomo Goldstein to show any proof of paternity and questioned his conduct.
• After pointed queries from the bench, the petitioner sought and was granted permission to withdraw his plea against repatriation.
• The Karnataka High Court had earlier upheld the Union’s plan to repatriate the mother and her daughters after she consented and Russia agreed to receive them.
• Officials told the courts that Russia issued emergency travel documents valid from September 25 to October 9, and exit permits are being expedited.
• Nina Kutina and her daughters remain in protective care after their July 9 rescue near Gokarna, with records showing her visa expired in April 2017.