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SC refuses to entertain Amritpal Singh's plea challenging his detention 

The top court asked the high court to decide his plea within six weeks
Amritpal Singh. File photo

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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by radical preacher and Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh challenging his detention under the National Security Act.

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A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria asked Singh to approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court with his plea.

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The top court asked the high court to decide his plea within six weeks.

Singh (32) – who won the Lok Sabha election from Khadoor Sahib as an independent candidate while being in jail -- heads the ‘Waris Punjab De’ outfit.

He is currently lodged in a prison in Assam’s Dibrugarh district for alleged offences under the National Security Act, 1980.

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