-The Indian Express SC wants a four-month deadline for govt to give sanction; what about the years of trial in a court? The Supreme Court is right in underlining the need for speedy sanction to prosecute public officials in corruption cases. The court was responding to a petition by Subramanian Swamy, who alleged “inordinate delay” by the prime minister’s office in responding to his petition on the 2G spectrum scam, and withholding...
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2G scam: SC quashes 122 licences, trial court to decide on Chidambaram's role, CBI to submit probe report to CVC
-The Times of India In a major setback for the government, the Supreme Court on Thursday quashed all 122 spectrum licences granted during the tenure of former communications minister A Raja. Trial court to decide on Chidambaram's role in 2G The Supreme Court on Thursday said the trial court will decide on Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's plea to make home minister Chidambaram a co-accused in the 2G spectrum allotment case, IANS reported....
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-The Telegraph The Supreme Court today said a public servant facing corruption charges need not be heard before the competent authority decides on sanctioning prosecution. “…the person for whose prosecution the sanction is sought is not required to be heard before a decision in the matter. What is required to be seen is whether the facts placed before it, which, in a given case, may include the material collected by the complainant...
More »Kushwaha now faces CBI probe for role in scam
-The Times of India UP Lokayukta Justice N K Mehrotra has recommended registration of a case and a CBI and Enforcement Directorate probe against former state minister Babu Singh Kushwaha under the Prevention of Corruption and Money Laundering Act. The Lokayukta has found him prima facie guilty of large-scale anomalies in allotment of mines and other financial irregularities and forwarded a report to chief minister Mayawati for necessary action. "There were three specific...
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-The Telegraph A senior IAS officer was arrested today for alleged involvement in the Emaar MGF scandal dating back to Y.S.R. Reddy’s tenure as Andhra chief minister. B.P. Acharya, now principal secretary in the home department, is the second senior IAS officer based in the state to be held on corruption charges in recent months. Y. Srilakshmi was held in an illegal mining case involving former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy. Acharya was managing...
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