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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. |
