IT'S TIME THE ADVOCATE GENERAL GOES by Adv. Aires Rodrigues, Ribandar

Mr. Subodh Kantak has lost all moral authority to continue as Advocate General of Goa more so now after having lost his battle against Right to Information Act. It is an irony that Mr. Subodh Kantak did not even understand the basics of law in claiming that the Advocate General’s office was not a “Public authority”.

With almost every decision taken by the Goa government being challenged in the Courts it is very evident that the legal advice being tendered by the Advocate General was flawed.

India’s highest paid Advocate General Mr. Subodh Kantak who has been paid over Rs five crores over the last five years is an unnecessary financial liability to the State exchequer. Subodh Kantak has tarnished the image and sanctity of the Advocate General’s post by running it like a private office with his family and friends aboard. One fails to understand why Chief Minister Digambar Kamat is shielding him. If Mr. Subodh Kantak does not quit the Goa Governor should in public interest sack him.