Big blow in anti-graft war

Tuesday’s judgment by the Supreme Court insisting the government stick to the 3-month deadline (given in the Vineet Narain judgment of 1998) to grant sanction to prosecute officials—ministers or bureaucrats—is an important blow in the war against graft even though events have overtaken the actual case before the Court. The case related to Subramanian Swamy asking the Prime Minister for permission to prosecute the then telecom minister A Raja for giving away licences at bargain basement prices. 

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