SC: PM to decide whether criminal netas can be ministers

August 27, 2014 10:55

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition on whether cabinet ministers with criminal cases can continue in the government. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by the Chief Justice of India, RM Lodha, delivering its verdict this morning, said it would leave the decision to keep or sack ministers to the Prime Minister.

The Centre has argued that removing ministers is against the Constitutional prerogative of Parliament and the will of the people, and that "once a person is an MP, he is entitled to be in the council of ministers, if the Prime Minister decides."

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