Petition Filed Before Rajasthan HC Challenging Ordinance Shielding Public Servants From Probe [Read Petition]
A Writ Petition has been filed before Rajasthan High Court, challenging the Criminal Laws Ordinance, 2017, which makes it mandatory to obtain a Government sanction before investigating both serving and former Judges, Magistrates, and public servants for on-duty actions.Promulgated on 7 September, the Ordinance provides a time limit of 180 days for the authorities to. A Writ Petition has been filed before Rajasthan High Court, challenging the Criminal Laws Ordinance, 2017, which makes it mandatory to obtain a Government sanction before investigating both serving and former Judges, Magistrates, and public servants for on-duty actions. The Petition, filed by one Mr. Bhagwat Gour through Advocates Ajay Kumar Jain and Aditya Jain, now claims that the Ordinance provides a large section of the society with a "license to commit crimes" and alleges violation of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India. The very nexus of criminal bureaucrat - Politian which is subverting the whole polity would be involved in granting or refusing prior approval before an investigation can be ordered by the Magistrate, so the Ordinance being arbitrarily unreasonable and also ultra vires of Article-14 of the Constitution of India."
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