File affidavit in 2G by Saturday: SC to govt

Direction comes on the petition filed by Janta Party President Subramanium Swamy

PTI | November 18, 2010



The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the government to file by Saturday an affidavit before it in the 2G spectrum case.

A bench comprising Justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly granted time to the Centre to file the affidavit after Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium said that he is in a position to place before it the entire record on the issue.

The court was hearing a petition filed by Janta Party President Subramanium Swamy seeking a direction to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for grant of sanction for prosecution of DMK leader A Raja who resigned as Telecom Minister on Sunday in connection with the scam.

The Solicitor General told the court that he could file an affidavit on behalf of the government.

The bench also asked Swamy that if he wants to file any affidavit, he can do so by Monday.

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No SC stricture against PM or PMO: Solicitor General

A senior law officer representing the government in the 2G spectrum case today said that the Supreme Court has passed "no stricture" against the Prime Minister or the Prime Minister's Office and an affidavit would be filed in the apex court tomorrow.

"There is no stricture from the Supreme Court at all.

If judges cannot ask questions, then who will ask the questions. We know how to deal with questions and we will answer them," Solicitor General Gopal Subramanium said here.

"Whatever was said (in the court) was part of a debate which takes place when a matter is adjudicated," Subramanium told PTI here.

To a question on the SC direction asking the government to file an affidavit, he said it would be filed tomorrow.



 

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