Thursday, December 7, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

It gets tough for tainted
SC says sanction not needed to prosecute
CMs, ministers
New Delhi, December 6
In a verdict having a far reaching import for the political fraternity, the Supreme Court today ruled that prior sanction was not required for the prosecution of public servants, including chief ministers and ministers in corruption cases.

‘Acts of omission and commission committed during the purported exercise of discharge of official duty under the collar of office cannot form part of the bona fide discharge of official duty by a public servant.’

At least 2 ex-CMs  in firing line Parkash Singh Badal for allegedly amassing assets worth about Rs 3,500 crore. Lalu Yadav and his wife Rabri for their alleged involvement in the fodder scam case.

No more a laughing matter, Guru: Parkash Singh Badal with Navjot Singh Sidhu at the former CM's residence, after legal verdicts hit their campaigns square in the face, in Chandigarh on Wednesday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

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Sentence suspended till Jan 31 3-year jail for Sidhu

Chandigarh, December 6 Former BJP MP from Amritsar and ex-Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu was today sentenced to three years’ rigorous imprisonment and was also ordered to pay a fine of Rs 1 lakh by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. In video (56k)

He is defiant I am not looking for any sympathy as that is for the weak. I am not a weak man. — Sidhu after verdict ‘We will go to SC’ What type of justice is this? We will go to SC. — Ripuinderjit Singh, son of Gurnam Singh

News Analysis
Bad for Badal, BJP
It is a virtual double jeopardy for the SAD-BJP alliance in Punjab. Today’s two judgments—one by the Supreme Court and other by the Punjab and Haryana High Court— will certainly throw all poll calculations of the combine to the winds.

Moga Feast
Meanwhile, it is time for some samosas...
Chandigarh, December 6
Unruffled by the verdicts of the Supreme Court and the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the SAD will go ahead with an unprecedented birthday bash of its supremo Parkash Singh Badal at Moga on Friday.