Executive Merely Implementing Whatever Is Dictated By Party In Power, Political Parties Have Carefully Manipulated System: Madras High Court

While criticising the Director of Vigilance and Anti Corruption for ordering a fresh inquiry against the former CM Edapaddi Palaniswami, the Madras High Court said that even almost 73 years since the Constitution of India started governing this country, the "harsh reality" is that the Executive has almost lost its independence and it has virtually turned into an organ "merely executing. While criticising the Director of Vigilance and Anti Corruption for ordering a fresh inquiry against the former CM Edapaddi Palaniswami, the Madras High Court said that even almost 73 years since the Constitution of India started governing this country, the "harsh reality" is that the Executive has almost lost its independence and it has virtually turned into an organ "merely executing whatever is said/dictated/ordered by the political party, which is in power during the relevant point of time." The court said it is "lamenting on this sad state of affairs" as DVAC had conducted a detailed inquiry and found that a prima facie case had not been made out against Palaniswami and therefore, a conscious decision was taken to close the complaint. "This court expressed its anguish on the complete loss of independent functioning by the Executive and this is one such appropriate case where this Court deemed it fit to put forth the naked reality that has actually set into the system contrary to what the makers of the Constitution had in their mind when they gave us this Constitution."