To this, the Chief Justice responded with an example of how in the Excise Tribunal (of which he is a part), officers accused in a criminal case are not even considered for promotion. “And this is the CVC,” he finished.
Justice Swatanter Kumar, also on the Bench along with Justice K S Radhakrishnan, said jurisprudence did not “normally” allow promotions to a person against whom a chargesheet is pending.
Vahanvati then pointed out how Lyngdoh himself had described Thomas’s performance with remarks like “integrity beyond doubt” in the latter’s annual confidential reports.
“But now, he (Lyngdoh) turns around and questions his (Thomas) integrity,” the AG said, adding that the government is not “running away” and “understands the importance of integrity in this (CJI’s) court” most of all.
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