Massimiliano Latorre

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on April 9 the Centre's plea seeking closure of cases against two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in February 2012.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague has upheld the conduct of the Indian authorities in the Enrica Lexie case in which two Italian marines were accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012, and said New Delhi is entitled to get compensation in the case but can't prosecute the marines due to official immunity enjoyed by them.

The Supreme Court today exempted the centre from filing before it the status report on the progress made by the international tribunal in deciding the jurisdiction issue in the case of Italian marines, accused of killing Indian fishermen.

The Supreme Court today allowed Massimiliano Latorre, the second Italian marine accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in 2012, to remain in his country till the international arbitral tribunal decided the jurisdictional issue.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday met her Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni, the first high-level contact between the two countries after the UN tribunal's verdict that allowed the return of Italian marines charged with murdering two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast.

An Italian marine accused of killing two fishermen in India returned home Saturday pending a ruling on where he should be tried in a long-running case that has soured ties between the two countries.

Italian marine Salvatore Girone, arrested for murder in India, was allowed to return home by the Supreme Court today.

Italian marine Salvatore Girone, held in India on murder charges, will return home "in a few weeks", Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti said today.

Italy will have to send back its marine Salvatore Girone, accused of killing Indian fishermen, if India's jurisdiction over him is established by its Supreme Court, a UN arbitration court said today.

Government today asserted in Lok Sabha that the UN arbitration tribunal's order allowing a murder-accused Italian marine to return home from India pending its proceedings has "affirmed" the Supreme Court's authority and not questioned it.

A UN arbitration court has ruled that India should release an Italian marine, who has been detained in Delhi for more than four years, and allow him to return home, the Italian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

The Italian government on Tuesday said India's jurisdiction over two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012 during an anti-piracy mission is "suspended".

The Supreme Court today extended the stay of marine Massimiliano Latorre, who along with his colleague Salvatore Girone is accused of killing two fishermen off Kerala coast in 2012, in Italy till September 30.

The European Union and India failed on Wednesday to defuse a long-running row over two Italian marines accused of murder and the case moved to an international tribunal after four years of diplomatic squabbles.

A UN tribunal today asked India to suspend the trial of the two Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen in 2012, and asked both countries to report to it on the case on September 24.

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on April 9 the Centre's plea seeking closure of cases against two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in February 2012.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague has upheld the conduct of the Indian authorities in the Enrica Lexie case in which two Italian marines were accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012, and said New Delhi is entitled to get compensation in the case but can't prosecute the marines due to official immunity enjoyed by them.

The Supreme Court today exempted the centre from filing before it the status report on the progress made by the international tribunal in deciding the jurisdiction issue in the case of Italian marines, accused of killing Indian fishermen.

The Supreme Court today allowed Massimiliano Latorre, the second Italian marine accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in 2012, to remain in his country till the international arbitral tribunal decided the jurisdictional issue.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday met her Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni, the first high-level contact between the two countries after the UN tribunal's verdict that allowed the return of Italian marines charged with murdering two Indian fishermen off Kerala coast.

An Italian marine accused of killing two fishermen in India returned home Saturday pending a ruling on where he should be tried in a long-running case that has soured ties between the two countries.

Italian marine Salvatore Girone, arrested for murder in India, was allowed to return home by the Supreme Court today.

Italian marine Salvatore Girone, held in India on murder charges, will return home "in a few weeks", Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti said today.

Italy will have to send back its marine Salvatore Girone, accused of killing Indian fishermen, if India's jurisdiction over him is established by its Supreme Court, a UN arbitration court said today.

Government today asserted in Lok Sabha that the UN arbitration tribunal's order allowing a murder-accused Italian marine to return home from India pending its proceedings has "affirmed" the Supreme Court's authority and not questioned it.

A UN arbitration court has ruled that India should release an Italian marine, who has been detained in Delhi for more than four years, and allow him to return home, the Italian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

The Italian government on Tuesday said India's jurisdiction over two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012 during an anti-piracy mission is "suspended".

The Supreme Court today extended the stay of marine Massimiliano Latorre, who along with his colleague Salvatore Girone is accused of killing two fishermen off Kerala coast in 2012, in Italy till September 30.

The European Union and India failed on Wednesday to defuse a long-running row over two Italian marines accused of murder and the case moved to an international tribunal after four years of diplomatic squabbles.

A UN tribunal today asked India to suspend the trial of the two Italian marines accused of killing Indian fishermen in 2012, and asked both countries to report to it on the case on September 24.