Centre defends CVC's appointment, questions SC

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 00:39

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Tags: PJ Thomas, Central Vigilance Commissioner, Manmohan Singh

Centre defends CVC`s appointment, questions SC

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday strongly defended the appointment of controversial bureaucrat PJ Thomas, facing a corruption case in a Kerala court, as Central Vigilance Commissioner, saying he was an "outstanding officer" with "impeccable integrity".

In an affidavit in the Supreme Court cleared by Attorney General GE Vahanvati, Government also said there was no need for "consensus" of the three-member high powered committee on CVC's appointment.

While Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram had approved his appointment, Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj, who was the third member of the panel, opposed the same on account of Thomas's "tainted" image.

The affidavit said no statutory norms were violated in the appointment of Thomas and his suitability for the post should not be decided by the apex court.

"It is well settled that a question of suitability should be left to the wisdom of the appointing authority.

Suitability cannot be questioned by the court and the suitability should be left to the wisdom of the appointing authority."

PTI

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First Published: Tuesday, January 18, 2011, 00:39

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kabir - jammu
This UPA govt has lost its credibility.They are become bank crupt day by day. Not only that, they fail in all front. Now they are supprting one tented fellow.God save this country from the hand sonia and her company.This is simple horrible and i have no words fro these impotent UPA.

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R.K.Sathu - Muscat
Congress is now in a state of demolishing the last fair & independent pillar of our democracy.
The arrogance of their case presentation to Supreme Court makes it quite obvious.
64 years ago,Sir Winston Churchill had made the following prophecy about granting independence to India:
``Power will go to the hands of rascals, rogues, freebooters, all Indian leaders will be of low caliber and men of straw. They will have sweet tongues and silly hearts. They will fight amongst themselves for power and India will be lost in political squabbles. A day would come when even air & water would be taxed in India.``
Congress is indeed ensuring that this prophecy of Churchill comes true !!!
As an Indian, I am indeed ashamed to have been ruled by this disgraceful & odious political party called ``Indian National Congress``.
I appeal to all my country men & women, to emphatically reject this Congress/UPA political dispensation, as they were in the recent elections in Bihar.
That is the only salvation for India.

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Mansukh - Gujarat
Very strange argument put forward by the Government ``suitability should be left to the wisdom of the appointing authority``. Just saying, tomorrow they may appoint PAPPU YADAV as Home Minister to save the Government and again say ``suitability should be left to the wisdom of the appointing authority`` and should not be questioned. Wake up MMS, PC and SG this is a national matter and your wisdon is not atall above law. You all cannot do whatever you want to in the name of wisdon. The nation knows what sort of wisdon you all carry when a mega scam of 1.76 Lakh Crore you all turned your back on it. Your WISDOM should have said I TAKE MORAL RESPONSIBILITY and RESIGN. No but your wisdon says POWER AT ALL COST lets F``K INDIA.

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ASHISH - Edison
Government has a valid point. In both ruling and opposition parties, there are many elected members who are not only tainted but stamped and proven criminals. No wonder they would not mind such an appointment. However there is an all mitigating law and that is of ``Equity and Good Conscious``, for ANY action of an individual, group or government but here again we refer back to the overall character of the present government. As for Mr. Thomas he may be innocent till proven guilty but then again he suffers from ``righteous wrath`` of a moral man. Nevertheless he should step down till proven innocent-that is the true character of an honest public servant. Obviously, both these do not possess good conscious. The rest is immaterial. To fight with supreme court or challenge when questioned is one more proof of total moral bankruptcy of the government after so many scams and their aftermath.