OID‰‰†‰KOID‰‰†‰OID‰‰†‰MOID‰‰†‰C New Delhi, Thursday,May 8, 2003www.timesofindia.com Capital 30 pages* Invitation Price Rs. 1.50 International India Times Sport World community Mayawati’s latest: Real beat Juventus too soft on Tigers, Reservation for in Champions says Chandrika former SC/ST judges League semifinal Page 15 Page 13 Page 21 WIN WITH THE TIMES Arm and the man: Master blaster up and about Shameet in PTI Established 1838 Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd. CBI net for Govt ignored A judge is not supposed to know anything about the five days, facts of life until they have been presented in evidence and explained to him at courtesy SC IB report least three times. TIMES NEWS NETWORK — Lord Chief Justice Parker New Delhi: Former Delhi High Court judge NEWS DIGEST Shameet Mukherjee was sent to CBI custody on HC judge MEA statement on Pak: The ex- for five more days by a ternal affairs ministry said before local court here on By Akshaya Mukul moving ahead with the dialogue Wednesday, after the (Mis)judge process, Islamabad needs to prove TIMES NEWS NETWORK Supreme Court allowed that it has taken concrete steps to • Union Law Ministry in 2001 end cross-border terrorism. P10 the investigating agency New Delhi: The arrest of former to seek an extension of Delhi high court judge Shameet overlooked questions raised A-I chargesheets: Air-India on Mukherjee’s custody ir- Mukherjee for his alleged involve- by IB on certain candidates Wednesday filed chargesheets respective of the High ment in the DDA scam has led law • Punjab and Haryana High against seven office-bearers of the Court order on his inter- minister Arun Jaitley to speed up Court judge Adarsh Kumar derecognised Indian Pilots Guild for im bail. The interim legislation to ensure transparen- Goel a glaring case instigating pilots to strike work. P11 bail, granted to him by cy in appointments and check cas- President Narayanan had Cheney with Bush for 2004: US the high court on Mon- es of improper behaviour by • Vice-President Dick Cheney has an- day, will now come into judges. reservations about him nounced he will run alongside Presi- effect from May 12. However, documents available • Arun Jaitley persuaded PM dent George W. Bush in the 2004 Additional sessions with The Times of India on the ap- to appoint him presidential elections. Cheney, who judge Prem Kumar per- pointment of high court judges in has suffered four heart attacks since mitted the CBI’s request 2001 suggest that the Union law 1978 and underwent quadruple by- for remand after the in- ministry has itself been willing to proved the appointment of M K pass surgery in 1988, told a Texas vestigating agency overlook questions raised by the Mittal as additional judge of the daily that his health would not stand claimed that Mukherjee Intelligence Bureau about the in- Punjab and Haryana High Court, in the way. P13 had refused to give his tegrity of candidates. he made observations about three Sachin Tendulkar with his wife Anjali at a hospital in Baltimore, US, after surgery on his left arm. voice sample for a foren- The case in point was the May others, including Goel, and re- sic test. 2001 appointment of Punjab and turned the file to the law ministry. PEOPLE POWER Even though Mukher- Haryana High Court judge However, the minister, Arun Speak your mind—loud and free. jee’s advocate opposed Adarsh Kumar Goel. Jaitley, defended the recommen- Question of the week: the remand, judge Prem High court judges are appointed dation. In a confidential note dat- Suggest five cool ways to beat the heat Telecom rates being looked Kumar said, ‘‘It is a case in the following way: The state ed May 19, 2001, Jaitley dismissed this summer in Delhi. of judicial scandal. The government sends a list of names the IB finding on Goel’s integrity Call today at 23492136 ( between 12 noon and standards of judicial be- through the governor to the chief as a ‘‘slur’’. He said that the high 1pm ) You can fax us on 2332 3346 / 2371 5832 court and the Supreme Court col- e-mail: [email protected]. Your haviour, both on and off justices of the Supreme Court and response, along with your name, will be published in into, says defensive Shourie the bench, are normally the concerned high court. This legium had both reconsidered high. For a judge to de- list is then sent to the law min- him. He quoted the chief justice SUNDAY TIMES OF INDIA TIMES NEWS NETWORK & AGENCIES istry, which obtains an IB report and members of Punjab and May 11, 2003 Meanwhile in Delhi tors and to move towards the viate from such stan- disinvestment of BSNL and dards of honesty is to on the nominees. Thereafter, it Haryana High Court collegium as New Delhi: The Telecom Regu- MTNL, stating that the two com- betray the trust reposed prepares a matrix with three cri- having reiterated that Goel has an latory Authority of India (TRAI) AirTel, Hutch ring in ... panies have been given the in him.’’ teria — professional competence, ‘‘impeccable reputation of being is re-examining its new tariff STD, ISD rate cut by ‘‘fullest freedom’’ to ‘‘outcom- The judge also sent integrity and political links. an upright and honest advocate.’’ guidelines which have resulted in up to 65% pete’’ other players. former DDA vice-chair- In the case of Goel, the law min- On May 21, 2001, Prime Minis- a sharp hike in fixed-line call He assured the members that man Subhash Sharma istry matrix contains no entry un- ter Vajpayee put his signature and charges, communications minis- 12% to 56% reduction in local call charges the rental for landlines had not to CBI’s custody till May der the ‘Professional Competence’ the file went again to Narayanan. ter Arun Shourie said on been increased by BSNL and 12. A new ground for column, while the ‘Reputation/In- Having sent back the file once, Wednesday. Mobile to landline MTNL, either in rural or urban Mukherjee’s remand tegrity’ column bluntly says: Narayanan had the constitutional ‘‘The TRAI is looking into the ‘‘Corrupt person’’. obligation of approving the ap- 50-500 km: Rs 2.99/min areas. The monthly rental for ru- was the surrender of rates... it will give its decision in ral telephony and the pulse rate property dealer Vinod The key to his subsequent ap- pointment but he made his un- one week,’’ Shourie told angry Over 500 km: Rs 3.99/min have not been changed. He also Khatri before the court pointment appears to be the list- happiness clear. The President members of Parliament protest- Mobile to mobile said that the per call limit for at 5 pm. ing in the political affiliation col- noted: ‘‘Nonetheless, I feel that a ing against the hike in rates for landlines has been retained at Khatri appeared in umn, which notes that Goel was more desirable course of action about 41 million fixed-line users. Anywhere in India: three minutes. the court after the advo- general secretary of the All-India would have been to follow the Opposition and NDA allies in the Rs 1.99/min He explained that the confu- cates for Shameet Adhiwakta Parishad, the lawyers’ same procedure as was done in a Lok Sabha demanded that the de- Report on page 17 sion had arisen as TRAI had or- Mukherjee and Subhash wing of the RSS. Curiously, similarly placed case of the Cal- cision be reversed. dered an increase in the telecom Sharma concluded their among the five short-listed advo- cutta High Court where the advice There was pandemonium in rates, but this had not been im- cates whose integrity the IB had of the Chief Justice, which is in- YOU SAID IT by Laxman arguments opposing the the House when the issue came also joined them in launching a plemented and the government CBI’s request for keep- questioned, he was the only one tegral to the selection process, up during Question Hour. Angry sharp attack against the govern- had instead come out with alter- ing them in custody. cleared by the ministry. was sought again and duly re- Congress and Left party mem- ment for this ‘‘anti-people’’ policy. nate packages. Khatri who was ac- But before his appointment, ceived...I would also appreciate if bers even stormed the well to In his reply, Shourie explained TRAI, he said, is expected to companied by his there was a big hurdle: Goel’s my instant observations are protest against the government’s that there had been no hike in the give its final verdict on these al- lawyer, R S Malik, was name, along with four others, shared with the Chief Justice of decision. Members of the Shiv phone tariff. He rejected the ternative packages this week, sent to CBI custody for went for the approval of K R India along with my earlier Sena, the Samata Party and the charge that there was a conspira- which will then be further seven days. Narayanan, who was President at observation dated May 3, 2001 on Janata Dal (U), all NDA allies, cy to help private cellular opera- discussed. the time. While Narayanan ap- this matter.’’ Ins and Outs of a possible Cabinet reshuffle ‘Corrupt’ MCD stinks Arun Chief secretary slams civic body By Rahul Chhabra Shourie sending our reply,’’ he said. ? TIMES NEWS NETWORK Chandra has sought answers from No, he is not removing the loses IT Mehta about the corrupt MCD offi- New Delhi: A livid Delhi chief sec- garbage.