With Pranab in office, it’s time for UPA to return favours
3 Aug 2012 7:40 AM IST
In normal circumstances, whenever the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) loses a case in a court, it files a review petition. However, in a high-profile case of corruption, the CBI chose to deviate from the practice. The beneficiary for this decision is the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati. The CBI has decided not to challenge the Supreme Court order in her disproportionate assets case, in which the court gave her relief.
This move can be seen as a political gift handed out to the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati in lieu of her support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) during the presidential poll. With this decision, the UPA has started the prize-giving process for those allies and other parties which gave it the support in the election.
The BSP chief has also announced support for the UPA's vice-presidential candidate Hamid Ansari.
According to reports, the CBI decided not to file any review petition in the case after receiving legal opinion from its Directorate of Prosecution, which said that the option would not be feasible.
On 6 July, the Supreme Court had quashed a nine-year-long disproportionate assets case against Mayawati. It also pulled up the CBI for exceeding its jurisdiction by lodging an FIR against her without any direction from the court.
While the apex court had said the disproportionate assets case against Mayawati was 'unwarranted' and the agency proceeded against her without properly understanding its orders, which were confined to the Taj Corridor case relating to the release of Rs 17 crore by the state government allegedly without sanction.
This move can be seen as a political gift handed out to the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati in lieu of her support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) during the presidential poll. With this decision, the UPA has started the prize-giving process for those allies and other parties which gave it the support in the election.
The BSP chief has also announced support for the UPA's vice-presidential candidate Hamid Ansari.
According to reports, the CBI decided not to file any review petition in the case after receiving legal opinion from its Directorate of Prosecution, which said that the option would not be feasible.
On 6 July, the Supreme Court had quashed a nine-year-long disproportionate assets case against Mayawati. It also pulled up the CBI for exceeding its jurisdiction by lodging an FIR against her without any direction from the court.
While the apex court had said the disproportionate assets case against Mayawati was 'unwarranted' and the agency proceeded against her without properly understanding its orders, which were confined to the Taj Corridor case relating to the release of Rs 17 crore by the state government allegedly without sanction.
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