09-22-2007, 01:30 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Ram Setu affidavit was filed deviating process </b>
Pioneer.com
Abraham Thomas | New Delhi
The Centre's controversial affidavit denying the existence of Lord Ram was filed in the Supreme Court in departure from the usual practice adopted in filing affidavits in the court, sources in the Union Law Ministry has revealed.
Although tight-lipped about disclosing any names, a top source in the Law Ministry confirmed that if the usual practice in filing affidavits had been adopted, the Government could have averted such an embarrassment.
Sources said<b> any affidavit filed in the Supreme Court was drafted by the concerned Ministry/Government department and sent to the Central Agency in Supreme Court, which disbursed it to the counsel appearing for the concerned Government agency/Ministry.</b>
<b>In normal circumstances, the counsel presents his suggestions or comments on the affidavit and sends it back to the Ministry/department. After consideration of the suggestions, the affidavit is returned to the Central Agency for filing the same in the court. But in the present case a departure was made from this practice.
If the matter is considered important, any one among the panel of Additional Solicitor Generals (ASG) has to settle or vet the affidavit. In some cases, the Solicitor General vets the affidavit on his own.</b>
<b>This was the case when the apex court was hearing the challenge against OBC quota law. The Solicitor General himself vetted the affidavit filed by the Centre justifying the OBC law after it was passed at the level of ASG</b>, sources said.
In the present instance, the legal officer overseeing the case in the Supreme Court is understood to have sent the affidavit to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) after holding a series of meetings with Government officials. During the course of the meetings, the ASI is understood to have submitted its submissions to be carried in the affidavit.
The ASI and the Ministry of Culture scrutinised the draft copy of the affidavit and sought expunging of the objectionable portions.
Culture Minister Ambika Soni, who is currently facing heat over filing of the affidavit, is on record stating that the affidavit had reached her Ministry from the office of ASG Gopal Subramanium.
The Ministry had suggested corrections to be carried out before the affidavit was prepared in its final form. Despite the recommendation, the affidavit filed carried the objectionable paragraphs.
<b>In 2005, the Government faced a similar situation when its affidavit was filed in the Supreme Court relating to the coffin scam during the Kargil war. The Government remained silent on the involvement of former Defence Minister George Fernandez in the deal. Later, when a hue and cry was made in the media, the Government responded to correct its own affidavit and stated that 25 cases relating to the scam were filed, including one involving the Defence Minister</b>.
Lately the trend of filing affidavits has come for thick scrutiny in courts. And the departure from the established procedure is seen as one reason for the same. In the case<b>, though it is clear that the loss of face suffered by the Government was a consequence of its own wrongdoings having allowed the affidavit to be prepared by the office of ASG than the concerned department, it remains to be seen whether the real culprits be brought to book.</b> <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So now they are feeding different info, just to divert blame from DMK or PM or Sonia.
This issue was so big, it is not possible, how they handles this, trusting too much on Babus.
If you see, after this issue, Left is not crying loud on Nuclear issue, they know they are roasted. This gave oppurtunity to Moron SIngh to do work for his real master. Only ground reality will make UPA's others to say bye bye to UPA, at this moment they are scared, COngres had given 2008 onward rule to BJP in platter.
Pioneer.com
Abraham Thomas | New Delhi
The Centre's controversial affidavit denying the existence of Lord Ram was filed in the Supreme Court in departure from the usual practice adopted in filing affidavits in the court, sources in the Union Law Ministry has revealed.
Although tight-lipped about disclosing any names, a top source in the Law Ministry confirmed that if the usual practice in filing affidavits had been adopted, the Government could have averted such an embarrassment.
Sources said<b> any affidavit filed in the Supreme Court was drafted by the concerned Ministry/Government department and sent to the Central Agency in Supreme Court, which disbursed it to the counsel appearing for the concerned Government agency/Ministry.</b>
<b>In normal circumstances, the counsel presents his suggestions or comments on the affidavit and sends it back to the Ministry/department. After consideration of the suggestions, the affidavit is returned to the Central Agency for filing the same in the court. But in the present case a departure was made from this practice.
If the matter is considered important, any one among the panel of Additional Solicitor Generals (ASG) has to settle or vet the affidavit. In some cases, the Solicitor General vets the affidavit on his own.</b>
<b>This was the case when the apex court was hearing the challenge against OBC quota law. The Solicitor General himself vetted the affidavit filed by the Centre justifying the OBC law after it was passed at the level of ASG</b>, sources said.
In the present instance, the legal officer overseeing the case in the Supreme Court is understood to have sent the affidavit to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) after holding a series of meetings with Government officials. During the course of the meetings, the ASI is understood to have submitted its submissions to be carried in the affidavit.
The ASI and the Ministry of Culture scrutinised the draft copy of the affidavit and sought expunging of the objectionable portions.
Culture Minister Ambika Soni, who is currently facing heat over filing of the affidavit, is on record stating that the affidavit had reached her Ministry from the office of ASG Gopal Subramanium.
The Ministry had suggested corrections to be carried out before the affidavit was prepared in its final form. Despite the recommendation, the affidavit filed carried the objectionable paragraphs.
<b>In 2005, the Government faced a similar situation when its affidavit was filed in the Supreme Court relating to the coffin scam during the Kargil war. The Government remained silent on the involvement of former Defence Minister George Fernandez in the deal. Later, when a hue and cry was made in the media, the Government responded to correct its own affidavit and stated that 25 cases relating to the scam were filed, including one involving the Defence Minister</b>.
Lately the trend of filing affidavits has come for thick scrutiny in courts. And the departure from the established procedure is seen as one reason for the same. In the case<b>, though it is clear that the loss of face suffered by the Government was a consequence of its own wrongdoings having allowed the affidavit to be prepared by the office of ASG than the concerned department, it remains to be seen whether the real culprits be brought to book.</b> <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
So now they are feeding different info, just to divert blame from DMK or PM or Sonia.
This issue was so big, it is not possible, how they handles this, trusting too much on Babus.
If you see, after this issue, Left is not crying loud on Nuclear issue, they know they are roasted. This gave oppurtunity to Moron SIngh to do work for his real master. Only ground reality will make UPA's others to say bye bye to UPA, at this moment they are scared, COngres had given 2008 onward rule to BJP in platter.