INDIA SUMMARIZED

The Supreme Court has sent a strong message by throwing out a public interest litigation (PIL) against the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Monday. In the wake of the opinion offered by the Supreme Court on the Presidential Reference about whether auctions are the best way to allocate scarce natural resources, Messrs Kapil Sibal and P Chidambaram were ordering champagne in the belief that the CAG had been put in his place over its 2G and Coalgate reports. Both of them made it a point to suggest that the CAG may have exceeded it brief in indicating losses of Rs 1,76,000 crore and Rs 1,86,000 crore in the 2G and coal blocks scandals. Among other things, the court noted: “The CAG is not a munim. He is a constitutional authority who can examine the revenue allocation and matters relating to the economy.” On the day of the judgment, Sibal said: “There is no constitutional authority to which this judgment does not apply and I am sure that all constitutional authorities will ...