IANS, New York :A US federal judge in Washington has granted a Sikh rights group’s plea to serve summons on Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a case of alleged violation of human rights during his tenure.The 1965 Hague Service Convention allows the process of judicial documents from one signatory state to another without the use of consular and diplomatic channels.A Washington federal court had issued summons against Manmohan Singh during his September 2013 visit to Washington on a plea by Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) accusing him of “funding crimes against humanity perpetrated upon the Sikh community in India.”In response to SFJ’s plea for extension of time to serve summons on Manmohan Singh in India, Judge James E Boasberg on Friday ordered that “plaintiffs shall by April 14, 2014, either file proof of service or file a status report updating the court on their progress in effecting service.”In support of its motion, SFJ submitted a copy of the engagement letter retaining Process Forwarding Internationala (PFI), a Washington-based firm to serve summons on Manmohan Singh in India as per Hague Service Convention.
