Govt to SC: Quattrocchi will walk free

In April this year, The Indian Express first reported that to justify the RCN withdrawal, both the law ministry and CBI said they had gone by "advice from the highest legal quarters" - a reference to then attorney general Milon Banerji who, in October last year, sent a four-page opinion po...

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Published inFinancial Express
Main Author Sharma, Tannu
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Athena Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd 30.09.2009
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State court decisions
New Delhi
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Summary:In April this year, The Indian Express first reported that to justify the RCN withdrawal, both the law ministry and CBI said they had gone by "advice from the highest legal quarters" - a reference to then attorney general Milon Banerji who, in October last year, sent a four-page opinion pointing out that the CBI did not challenge the February 2004 order of the High Court quashing all charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act in the Bofors case. [...] argued: "Since no Special Leave Petition was filed ...the Red Corner Notice is invalid."