Allahabad HC reserves verdict on PIL on Jan Lokpal Bill

Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad
high court on Tuesday reserved its judgement on a PIL challenging
the validity of a resolution of the central government issued
for constituting of a committee to draft the Jan Lokpal Bill.

A division bench comprising Justice Pradip Kant and
Justice Ved Pal reserved the judgement after hearing the
arguments of counsel of the parties.

The resolution dated April 8, 2011, was challenged by
the PIL by a local lawyer Ashok Pandey saying it was bad in
law while the Centre defended it.

PTI