Centre seeks closure of 8-yr-long pending proceedings on Italian Marines in SC
(WorldNews India)

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday requested the Supreme Court to close eight-year-old proceedings initiated by Italian government and two against latter's prosecution in the killings two Kerala fishermen in 2012, saying further hearing was not required as a 's non-appealable and binding award has vindicated India's stand. The ministry of external affairs (MEA) in an application before the SC said it has accepted the May 21 Award of the Arbitral Tribunal under UN Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS) as it vindicated the Indian stand by ruling that "actions of the Italian Marines (Massimiliano Latorre and...