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New Delhi,  June 30, 2009

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Moily says he will look into Madras High Court judge's allegation

     New Delhi: Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily has said he would look into a claim made by a High Court judge that a Union Minister tried to persuade him to grant anticipatory bail to a doctor and his son in a forged mark sheets case. "I would verify the case. Let me verify the case first, then I can comment on it. It is only through media that I came to know that this particular thing has happened. Let me see what has happened," Moily told reporters here. Moily, however, said the law ministry should not intervene in all these matters which has to be looked at by law officers or by the judiciary. "Normally, we don't react to these matters. What happens in court or what remarks made by high court judge. These are the matters which has to be looked by law officers or by the respective judiciary," he said. On Monday, Madras High Court Judge Justice R Reghupathy had revealed in an open court that a Union minister allegedly sought to influence him. The Judge told the counsel appearing for the accused: "A Union Minister talked to me about the matter. You yourself know everything. Unless an unconditional apology is tendered by you, I will incorporate every detail in my order." Justice Reghupathy did not name the minister. The CBI had filed a case against the father-son duo for allegedly using the services of a Puducherry University official and a middle man to increase Shridhar's marks.

How Liberhan Commission took 17 years to submit report: Rajnath Singh Top

     New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that the Liberhan Ayodhya Commission submitted its report after a long delay. "It would have been good if such a long time had not been taken. It took 17 years for the Commission to submit its report. There should not have been such a long delay in such a sensitive matter. This (not delaying) is in the country's interest," he said. Singh further said that party leaders who are accused in the Babri mosque demolition co-operated fully with the Commission. The Commission recorded the statements of senior party leaders L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Kalyan Singh during the extended proceedings. Earlier in the day, the Commission submitted its report by retired Justice M S Liberhan Liberhan in presence of Home Minister P. Chidambaram. The contents of the report were not immediately known. The Commission, constituted by the Home Ministry, was mandated to inquire into the circumstances leading to the demolition of the Babri Mosque.

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