Even as senior advocate Shanti Bhushan moved the Supreme Court on Monday for initiating contempt proceedings against the former Samajwadi Party leader, Amar Singh, on the CD issue, a counter petition has been filed to open contempt action against Mr. Shanti Bhushan and his son Prashant Bhushan.
The petition, filed by advocate M.L. Sharma, also questioned the Lokpal Bill drafting committee, of which both are members. He said the panel comprising five members of the government and five private persons, including social activist Anna Hazare, was notified by the Union government on April 8.
Under Article 53 of the Constitution, the power to legislate rests with the Executive, and it could not be transferred. The notification to set up the committee was, therefore, unconstitutional, he said, seeking a declaration to this effect.
On the controversy over the release of the CD allegedly involving Mr. Shanti Bhushan and Mr. Amar Singh, he sought a direction to initiate contempt proceedings against the Bhushans for their alleged professional misconduct.
Keywords: Lokpal Bill, Joint Committee, Anna Hazare fast
The apex court should not entertain such a anti-social elements to lead the criminal lobby politics in India. Mr.Sharma has to be questioned by court of justice.
The petition filed by advocate M.L. Sharma is vexatious to malign the gazette recorded notice. Sharma could be prosecuted for hindering legitimate cause and wasting court time. Sharma is deserved for a severe punishment through court and I hope this would happen to him soon.
Advocate Sharma's petition against the drafting committee in court makes more delay and unnecessary doubts in people. Sharma creates obstacles to draft the Jan lokpal bill. If there are any obstructions to draft the bill, it is good to change necessary changes in our constitution i.e. article 53 of the constitution and immediately draft the janlokpal bill. Its already too late and we the people of INDIA dont want to delay the drafting of janlokpal bill.
We Indians have 'crab' mentality. (crabs usually do not allow another to go forward). The government's notification says (presumably) a committee is to be set up for 'drafting' the lokpal bill. It has not abrogated the Executive's power. I think the petitioner has filed a frivolous petition and the court should see through it and fine the petitioner for taking up the valuable time of the court.
How Shameful . An individual trying to challenge and defeat the victory of a peoples movement in the guise of securing the Constitutional rights of Executive and/or Legislature . This so called public litigation initiated by an anti-public individual deserves not only to be dismissed but such anti-socials also need be warned of such sinister plans to support corruption which is a crime under the same Constitution on which he is pretending to swear.
Let him and his masters know that the New India will not spare corruption which had grown to anti-national and anti-social levels. Sri Anna Hazare is not an individual in his fight but an embodiment of majority Indians who are suffering day in and day out due to the unchecked and shameful corruption in higher levels of the governance which percolated down to the lowest levels like a carnivorous flower .
Where is the question of taken away the legislative powers from the Parliament. Notification to set up a committee is to prepare a draft to be introduced in the Parliament. It is the parliament of India where the lokpal bill (proposed law) will come up for discussion of both the houses (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) as per constitutional provision for Ordinary Bills. - After the bill has been passed by both the Houses, then the bill will be sent to the President for his assent. How the notification is unconstitutional when draft preparation by a committee is not a law in itself.
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