Legal machinery may also witness a drastic change as the new Govt. all set to take charge

As the new Government is all set to get ready to assume responsibility, law officers delegated by the UPA have started putting in their papers. Some senior backers must, nonetheless, sit tight for hearings in some crucial cases in the Supreme Court and Delhi High Court. 3 solicitors-general have sent in their resignations to the law secretary.

Solicitor General Mohan Parasaran told The Indian Express that while he had not offered his resignation yet, he would not proceed in the post after the end of this week. Attorney General G E Vahanvati has not been keeping admirably, and is right now recovering from ailment. Sources said the law office has asked for Parasaran to not act in flurry, considering he is representing the govt. in some exceptionally paramount matters pending in courts.

It is also noteworthy here that the law officers who have been opting to resign, have been forced by the fact that the central government is a party in significant cases like the land deals of Robert Vadra, the continuance of the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), and the most talked about black money case.

“If all of us send our resignations at once and abandon courtrooms, who will represent the government? Our appointments are not political appointments. It is only as a matter of convention that we resign after the government changes. The new government can still decide to continue with the law officers appointed by the previous regime,” an additional solicitor-general, who declined to be named, said.

On Wednesday, Delhi High Court will hear a PIL that has looked for a court-observed CBI investigation concerning different land deals of Robert Vadra’s firms, and award of licenses to change land use of rural plots bought by his firm in Gurgaon.

In none of these cases the administration can stand to manage without its legal advisors in court. “The legislature need to have some representation until another group of law officers is deputed. It is our obligation to be there to help the judges,” the ASG said. On the whole, no aspect of the govt. machinery remains untouched when a new government takes charge. There are rumours in the legal corridors of the country that a lot is to be witnessed by the legal system in the times to come.

Source: indianexpress.com

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