The Supreme Court on Monday, November 2, 2015 agreed to hear on November 30 a plea made by former Union Minister (Junior Minister to Dr Manmohan Singh in the Coal ministry for a year in 2008-09) Santosh Bagrodia for parity with former Prime Minster for stay of criminal proceedings against him in a coal block allocation case. The plea was raised on his behalf by a senior advocate K.K. Venugopal.
The CBI on its part opposed such a move saying that the legal provisions challenged by both of them ( former PM and his former Junior Minister in the same ministry) were different. It is for the court to interpret and give a judgment.
As a common man one would wish to add that impartiality should be shown to everyone equally with no discrimination. Criminality committed by anyone should be dealt with as such with no double standards and doubtful interpretation in the interest of natural justice. Similarly politicians in such high positions taking and making major decisions should not be treated lightly while his senior civil servants are being taken to task for obeying the orders of the ministers. It leads to a ridiculous situation certainly destroying the rule of law.
Let us see how the Apex Court is going to guide the executives of this country in the days to come!
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