Pandian, a noted lawyer and an ADMK activist said on Jaya TV on 26 Dec 2010 that there is a Supreme Court Judgment 1945 that the Supreme Court can not monitor the Enquiries of Central Agencies.Is this a fact?If so, by not contesting the orders of the Supreme Court the Center has a)allowed the SC to monitor the probe to put DMK in a fix or the Solicitor or b)General/Attorney General did not argue the case correctly.Will some body clear this issue?
Much has been made about a conversation that Nira Radia had with me. This is just to put the record straight. The 13 minute conversation had nothing to do with the controversial 2G of A Raja. Nira called me as she said “to seek my expertise” on the Battle for Gas” between the two Ambani brothers. I merely told her that the earlier the brothers put an end to their private battle, the better it will be for the public good. I did not take sides. I did say that I knew both brothers but was equally critical of the tactics being adopted by each to run down the other. Nira also asked me about my son, who is a lawyer and is retained by the Anil Ambani group as their counsel. I however made it clear that my son Ankur was not appearing in the particular Gas case. Following is the transcript of the 13 minute conversation. It is proof, if indeed proof were needed, that I have nothing to hide or be ashamed of.
NR. Hi Prabhu
PC Ya tell me now
NR Nai nothing, I was just wanting to understand things from you. You always have a very good perspective.
PC On What?
NR On everything Bhai he he he he. Generally you have a good perspective of everything. I just wanted to know what is yr view on this great historic judgment.
PC. Which one, the Bombay one?
NR The Bombay one which takes the family pecked above the national interest.
PC You see when the brothers are involved, the nation also gets involved na?
NR Ya, probably not a good thing na. not good for the nation.
PC Not good for the nation, but the brothers don’t talk to each other. There is nobody who can force them to talk also
NR Who tho ho gayi na Prabhu tum bhi janthe ho
PC Maine koshiosh kiyi thi., Nahi hua. Maine kaha ho jayega.
NR Nahi. I was speaking to him recently, in fact this morning
PC (interrupts) is he back from wherever he had gone, Mukesh?
NR. He is very much here, he has been here the whole week.
PC He was abroad last week I think.
NR No no no.
PC Anyway somebody told me that he is abroad.
NR NONONO. He has been here the whole week. He is not due to travel till next week.
PC because sometimes he responds. Abhi I have stopped calling him
Because usko maine 15-20 din pehle message bheja tha. Then he never responses. Uske baad maine message nahi bheja. Before the judgement was coming I wanted to forewarm him.
NR Kya judgement uske khilaf aara ha?
PC Ha, lekin itna arrogant hai na. uske saath kya kare? Usjke arrogance, dono bhaiyyon ka samajh bhi nahi aathi mero ko
NR Prabhu tell me one thing. Judgement is fixed, right?
PC Dekho in this country, donon side ko fix karne ka capacity hain. Chotta bhai mobile jyada hai. Paise kam karch karta hai, kanjoos hai sabse jyada. But he is more mobile than the elder brother. Eler brother doesn’t want to go beyond what Dhiruibhai left behind with him. Men or people, whatever. You are getting what I am telling? He is totally depending on the people that Dhirubhai created. They were relevant at that point of time. Now they are not relevant. Anilbhai has developed new sources, new contacts , new way of thinking. Mukesh, Apna wife ki thoda jyada dictate karti hai. Anil ki wife nahi karti hai. The way things are moving, mukesh poor fellow is not able to get the right feedback because of insulation from various other sources. Now I know what he is doing on the Supreme Court front. Various things. Which is not the way to go about it. What he doing it is known to the rest of the world. This is not good. If he has to….because everything is fixed these days. Ab Supreme Court nein reverse ho gaya, then he is finished for ever ya. If he doesn’t get a favourable response from Supreme Court, then he is finished, na?
NR But Prabhu ek baat bataon?
PC Ha?
NR Abhi tak Suprepe Court ka, between you and me, kuch finalise hun nahin?
PC Finalise ka matlab kya hai? Bhai Murli Deora bhi jayega court mein. Prime Minister is also putting pressure on Murli Deoa to settle it. Because ultimate it is national loss na, as you put it. Itna mehanga ho raha, ab 2-3 mahine mein 90 dollars ho jayega, if yo are not able to take out gas from your own sources, then there is a problem na. Country should not suffer because of these two brothers.
NR That’s right. Which what Mukesh has told his brother very clearly. What is the issue? Anil …usne apne gas ke liye kabhin mana nahin kiya. Usne kaha tera 28 mm sidhi ban tha hai. Agar NTPC bara nahin leta tho thera who bhi ban tha hai. Yeh 2.34 who govern,ent ki price hai, mein us mein decide nahin karta hai as an operator. Uska point limited woh hai. Aapne MoU dekha? I don’t know whwther you have sen it, but it will show it to you. Un mein aisa kich likha nahin hain.
PC. MoU mein mein pataha nahin, maine dekha nahin, so I cant say, frankly speaking , and MoU mein, agar court ne order kiya, kuch basis pe kiya hoga na. Pata hua na/
NR. Nahin. Court ka order mein, 328 pages mein I can give you any , I can tell you, who open drive use kiya hoghi na, who jo telecom ka TD se judgement hua na, dualk techniol;ogyu ka Vahanwati ne jo karvaya, Raja ne Dr sarma kop TRai chairman banaya. I am guaranteeing same pen drive use kiyi hogi.
PC hahaha (laughs)
Supreme Court had queried infamous Ramalinga Raju of infamouss Sathyam scam forgetting admitted himself into hospital and subsequently canceled his bail
The judiciary should not grant him anticipatory bail and the doctors, if they declare him ill must be thoroghly examined and Raja must undergo medical test in a north indian state, preferably in West Bengal before being certified as ill.
Related;
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday sent a notice to former telecom minister A Raja to appear before it for questioning in connection with the 2G scam. Sources said, shortly after the summons, Raja checked into Chennai’s Apollo Hospital complaining of illness. He has also sought anticipatory bail on health grounds.
This is bad precedent.Judiciary can not ask for commission or service charges other than what is prescribed and collected by way of court fees,unless a specific law is enacted by the executive .This practice is unconstitutional.What shall happen if every arm of the Govt, say police .starts following this example?Judiciary must fight with the Govt. to allocate more funds by way of a fiat to the Govt to this effect.
Story:
NEW DELHI: Justice may no longer be cheap in the Supreme Court, at least for rich corporates who for long have paid the same fee as applicable to the common man and sought adjudication on high-stakes matters running into hundreds of crores.
Vodafone realised this when the apex court asked it to deposit Rs 2,500 crore before the court heard its appeal against a Bombay High Court order validating nearly $2 billion capital gains tax on the $11-billion acquisition of Hutch. The SC said the government could withdraw this money but if Vodafone won its appeal, it would have to return the money plus interest.
That is fine. But even with this one is not sure whether Ramalinga Raju will not be granted bail.
Every one knows the enormity of the crime and that he was/is faking illness,yet he was granted bail.
Probably CBI wants to be abundantly cautious.
Quality of the witness is to be determined by the Court.
If investigating Agencies decide on this issue, the examination of witnesses by Court is not necessary.
Story:
“Instead of relying on quantity of materials, you should have concentrated on the quality of evidence and witnesses. “Number of the witness does not matter, what matters is the quality of witnesses. Courts has also to maitain balance of interest of both prosecution and liberty of accused. If we have to examine so many witnesses then there would a reasonable impression that the trial is not going to complete in reasonable time,” the bench said when Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval was making submission for the CBI.
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