Legal net can secure Katchatheevu claim
In his article in The Hindu, “Chasing a boat we missed long ago” (Op-Ed, May 27, 2013), Deepak Raju has criticised the futility of the pending litigation on Katchatheevu island and has described claims to retrieve the island as weak in international law. There is no doubt an order issued by the Supreme Court of India is not binding on Sri Lanka, as Mr. Raju has said, but it must not be forgotten that the court’s jurisdiction extends up to the contiguous zone (up to 24 nautical miles) of India.