Apex court issues notice to Maya in Taj Corridor case
29 Jan 2013 7:04 AM IST
The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of former UP Chief Minister Mayawati on a plea seeking her prosecution in the Rs 17 crore Taj corridor scam case without the sanction of the Governor.
‘We will examine the case,’ a bench comprising justices H L Dattu and Ranjan Gogoi said. The court also issued notice to the Centre, the CBI and the UP govt on a petition challenging a judgement of Allahabad High Court giving relief to the BSP supremo.
The bench also issued notice to Mayawati's former Cabinet colleague Naseemuddin Siddiqui and sought his response in the case.
The bench was hearing a batch of appeals against the 5 Nov, 2012 judgement of the Allahabad HC. The petitioners have contended that the prosecution can be launched against them without sanction of the Governor. Senior advocate K K Venugopal said this was for the fourth time such a contention has been raised.
The HC in its judgement had dismissed a batch of petitions seeking prosecution of the BSP supremo in the Taj corridor case, holding they are devoid of merit.
‘We will examine the case,’ a bench comprising justices H L Dattu and Ranjan Gogoi said. The court also issued notice to the Centre, the CBI and the UP govt on a petition challenging a judgement of Allahabad High Court giving relief to the BSP supremo.
The bench also issued notice to Mayawati's former Cabinet colleague Naseemuddin Siddiqui and sought his response in the case.
The bench was hearing a batch of appeals against the 5 Nov, 2012 judgement of the Allahabad HC. The petitioners have contended that the prosecution can be launched against them without sanction of the Governor. Senior advocate K K Venugopal said this was for the fourth time such a contention has been raised.
The HC in its judgement had dismissed a batch of petitions seeking prosecution of the BSP supremo in the Taj corridor case, holding they are devoid of merit.
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