Fight cases at your own expense, Parrikar tells ex-ministers

April 19, 2012 10:44

Former ministers in Goa, who are fighting litigations of personal nature through government-paid advocates, will now have to shell out money from their own pocket.

A circular issued by the Manohar Parrikar government to this effect this week states that there is no "justification" in providing State-paid counsels for the ministers fighting their personal cases.

Law Secretary Pramod Kamat has ordered that all such lawyers be withdrawn forcing these ministers to foot the expenses on their own.

"This order is not applicable where cases have been filed against the ministers or government servants for acts of commission or omission in the course of discharge of their duties," Kamat has said.

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