Govt shying away from speaking on ‘cash at judge’s house’: Tewari-OxBig News Network

In view of the recent recovery of unaccounted cash from the official residence of the Delhi High Court judge, Justice Yashwant Varma, the Opposition in the Lok Sabha on Thursday demanded that Parliament exercise its oversight over the judiciary, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and the Judges Inquiry Act.

Congress MP from Chandigarh Manish Tewari also demanded a statement from the Law Minister on the chronology of events in the case.

Tewari asked the government why it was shying away from making a statement about what had happened in this case and what it knew.

Referring to the in-house enquiry instituted by CJI Sanjiv Khanna in the case, Tewari said while one should respect the process and wait for the enquiry report results, the Law Minister should inform the House about the chronology of events as they have transpired.

“Nobody is trying to say who is innocent or guilty. Nobody is trying to apportion guilt. Let the in-house inquiry process play itself out. But under Articles of the Constitution and The Judges Inquiry Act, this Parliament has the responsibility of exercising superintendence over the judiciary and we are abdicating our responsibility,” said the senior Congress leader during zero hour.