SC pulls up Italian envoy

• Bars him from leaving India
• Says no diplomatic immunity

New Delhi (IANS): The Supreme Court on Monday said that Italian ambassador Daniele Mancini would not leave India till further orders, and directed authorities to ensure compliance with its order of March 14.A The court had on March 14 restrained Mancini from leaving India.A The action follows Rome's refusal to send back the two Italian marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone to face trial for killing two Indian fishermen, Ajesh Binki and Valentine, off the Kerala coast on February 15, 2012, mistaking them for pirates. A Bench, led by the Chief Justice Altamas Kabir, rejected an assurance by Mancini's lawyer Mukul Rohtagi that he would not leave the country. "We don't accept any such assurance from you. We have lost our trust in you." "Some people are writing we are naive. But we don't expect the Republic of Italy to behave like this. What do they think of our courts...judicial system?" the Chief Justice said, while directing the Indian authorities to ensure that he doesn't leave the country. Rohatgi said that the ambassador had given all assurances on behalf of the Italian government and hence enjoyed diplomatic immunity for his actions. But the court disagreed. A "You have given a personal undertaking. Those who appear as petitioners, give undertaking cannot claim immunity," the CJI said. The apex court bench said: "Some people are writing that we are naive. We don't expect the republic of Italy to behave like this. What do they think about our courts and judicial system? We don't accept any assurance from you that you don't intend to leave (India). You have lost our trust." The court said this as Attorney General G E Vahanvati took it through the sequence of events leading to the court permitting the two Italian marines to return to their country for four weeks so that they could exercise their franchise in Italy's national elections and be with their families. As Vahanvati mentioned the assurance given by the Italian ambassador assuring the court of the return of the two marines, the court said that its orders permitting the two marines to go back to their country for four weeks were yet to be violated, as the deadline for them to return was fixed for March 23. The court has put off the case to April 2.