'SC ruling in Swamy case has long-term implications'

January 31, 2012 14:31

Sheela Bhatt reports from New Delhi on the morning's Supreme Court ruling in the Subramanian Swamy case. Commenting on the Supreme Court judgment which held that the filing of a complaint under the Prevention of Corruption Act is a constitutional right of a citizen and the competent authority should take a decision on giving the sanction within a time frame, a senior law officer of the Union government told rediff.com, "This is a historical judgment. (The petitioner) Subramanian Swamy, no doubt, has won the case. The judgment has long-term implications on governance, the issue of corruption and Indian politics.

"After this judgment, the Prime Minister's Office cannot refuse to answer anyone's petition to charge any minister or bureaucrat. The entire bureaucracy has come under the ambit of the judgment. It will open the floodgates for litigation," the officer said.

In a nutshell, any member of the public can petition the authorities to charge any minister or bureaucrat for corruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

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