Friends,
In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the right of a private citizen to seek sanction for prosecution of apublic servant for corruption, while setting a deadline of four months for the government to decide the issue of giving sanction for prosecution of public servants facing graft charges.
According to a PTI report, a bench of Justices G S Singhvi and and A K Ganguly rejected the argument of attorney general G E Vahanvati that Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy, also a petitioner in the 2G case, had no locus standi to seek sanction for prosecution of former telecom minister A Raja.
The SC said, "There is no provision in the Prevention of Corruption Act or CrPC which bars a citizen from filing a complaint for prosecution of a public servant who is alleged to have committed an offence." The SC also turned down Vahanvati's argument that the issue of sanction for prosecution arises only at the stage of taking cognizance of the case by the court.
In my opinion, this is land mark judgement and would go a long way in eradicating corruption, by EMPOWERMENT of citizens to act as watchdogs. Legal experts would analyse the implications.
Dhirendra Krishna
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