Adv. Aires Rodrigues’s complaint against Governor Sidhu follows the stand taken by the Raj Bhavan that the Governor of Goa is not a public authority and does not come within the purview of the RTI Act.
Adv. Rodrigues had sought from Raj Bhavan under the Right to Information Act details of action taken on the complaints made by him to the Governor of Goa against Advocate General of Goa Mr. Subodh Kantak. Adv. Rodrigues had also sought copies of noting sheets and correspondence pertaining to the processing of his complaints against the Advocate General.
In his petition before the State Information Commission, Adv. Aires Rodrigues has stated that the office of the Governor is a constitutional post within the definition of “Public authority” under section 2 (h) (a) of the RTI Act. Adv. Rodrigues has stated that as the Governor is a public authority Raj Bhavan was bound to furnish the information sought and that the refusal was unreasonable, malafide and without reasonable cause.
Meanwhile, Rashtrapati Bhavan has forwarded to the Union Home Ministry the complaint filed by Adv. Aires Rodrigues against Dr. Sidhu continuing as Governor even after his five year term having ended.
Adv. Rodrigues had drawn President Pratibha Patil’s attention that Governor Sidhu was continuing in office for over 18 months after his official five year term as Governor has ended on 5th August 2009.
Adv. Rodrigues has questioned as to how Governor Sidhu continues to hang on at Goa’s Raj Bhavan on an illegal extension making it a sheer mockery of the provisions of the Indian Constitution.
As always.Come the new date assume it will be adjourned.
ReplyDeleteAll this delay is needed for some "wheeling & Dealing".
Money also needs to change hands...so some "BARTERING " & HAGGLING must be going on.
Indian Law has many interpretations.One is for the rich and mighty and another for the poor and meek.So you see it depends which side of the fence you were born into or made into.
Indian Law can also be changed at the whim of Legislators.The Cidade de Goa boundry case is one such obvious case in hand.TheNational Highways too seem to have laws made as per the corrupt Goa Legslators and against the High & Supreme Court Edicts.
The Raheja Project in Carmona, is still in the proccess of finding a loophole to overcome the objections to the 10 mtr road, and then there will be new interpretations of how it should apply.The "Laws of the fiefdom Varca", with its capital called NOVANGULLY must be at play here.No doubt Big Lips Valanka, a part-time or name only Advocate and full-time Social Worker,must have her own interpretations.Her new office of "Bribes &Commission Collection" at Benaulim,must be very busy.
Oh! for the poor souls that have to go there to get their work done.Oh Lord! please have mercy &pity on them, I pray.
Why does Goa need an old demented person to Govern Goa? Our corrupt ministers are doing a good Job in crime and corruption being unchallenged by the governor. The governor wants to hang onb to Goa because he gets good kickbacks from our illiterate MLAs that approve mega housing projects that has destroyed Goa.
ReplyDeleteTo Diogo::: IN the Punjab,they would have probably off-loaded his turban by now.
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