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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Reserved on: 16^th March, 2021

Date of decision: 7^th April, 2021

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W.P.(C) 1541/2021 & CM APPL. 8482/2021

MILEN IVANOV DAVRANSKI

..... Petitioner

Through:

Ms.

Tanya

Aggarwal

and

Mr.

Navneet Kumar, Advocates.

versus

UNION OF INDIA

..... Respondent

Through:

Mr.

Rajeev

Sharma,

Mr.

Rajat

Krishna and Mr. Saket Chandra,

Advocates.

CORAM:

JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH

JUDGMENT

Prathiba M. Singh, J.

1.

The Petitioner, who is a Bulgarian National, has preferred the present

writ petition, seeking a writ of mandamus against the Union of India, to take

steps to expedite the extradition of the Petitioner to Bulgaria i.e. his

homeland.

2.

The Petitioner is currently lodged in Central Jail, Tihar.

3.

The brief background of the case is that a request was received by the

Union of India from the Ministry of Justice, Government of Bulgaria,

through the diplomatic channels, requesting for extradition of the Petitioner,

vide letter dated 17^th July 2020. Upon the said request being received, the

Union of India, under section 5 of the Extradition Act, 1962 (hereinafter,

“the Act”)