Notwithstanding the refusal of anItalian court to provide CBI with an authenticated copy of thecharge sheet on the helicopter scam, government today said thedoors are "never closed" as it will explore various legaloptions to get the required information.
"No, no, doors are never closed as long as the last courtof the land does not say no to you, doors are never closed.
And if you go by some of our jurisprudence, even if the lastdecision is given, there are still opportunities for review,"External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid told reportersoutside Parliament House.
He said the government will examine "every possibilitythat is legally available" to secure the information whichallows it to make "defaulting persons accountable."
Khurshid was responding to a question on whether the'doors were closed' for the country in securing the requiredinformation from Italy.
The Minister also said that "we will have to proceedaccording to their (Italian) courts' procedures and we willtry and get whatever relief we could through properprocedure."
He said India respects the law of the land of any countryand it expects them to respect the law of the land of thiscountry.
"I think particularly with Italy we made it very clear tothem when the marines...that our courts are autonomous andindependent and you have to proceed to the systems of ourcourts which is what they did, I think to their satisfaction.
I imagine we may have to do the same thing ourselves," hesaid.
On reports that Maldives has accepted Indian mediation onthe issue of former President Nasheed, Khurshid said a teamfrom New Delhi was in that country to hold discussions. "Whenwe get some information, I should speak on the issue onlyafter that. If an information reaches us through media, we doexamine it but do not reach at any conclusion."