Recent pronouncements by various High Courts are causing concern. The Calcutta HC has fined the W.Bengal government Rs. 50 lac for not carrying out its order to transfer a cooperative bank fraud case to CBI. Does the state government not know the implications of disobeying a judicial order? Will the fine be borne by the person responsible instead of being debited to the government account? In all likelihood, the recalcitrant government will go on appeal against this levy.
The situation in Tamilnadu is equally, if not more, scandalous. The Chief Justice of the Madras High Court has lamented that an alleged criminal now in prison continues to be a minister in the state cabinet. The Chief Minister only looks askance. A puisne judge of the same court has reopened corruption cases against former and present state ministers which were closed unauthorisedly and unlawfully. The ministers are upset that they are also held accountable for corruption. Another judge has expressed surprise over a minister's outburst against a religion. It is time for the Supreme Court to advise the governments to behave or else -------.
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