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Law prevails on public-statement

Kashmir Times. Dated: 3/23/2017 10:24:25 PM

Dear Editor,
It refers to media-reports about Attorney General of India on 21.03.2017 during arguments on demonetization in Supreme Court stating that law prevails over public-statements made by the Prime Minister. Even that argument of Attorney General did not hold good because what he stated as law, was in reference to the ordinance brought by the central government headed by the same Prime Minister.
At a time when government wants litigations involving government to be reduced, such contradictory steps of government prolonged by such arguments by its law-officers unnecessarily burden workload of supreme judiciary. Otherwise also whole matter because of prolonged court-proceedings has lost relevance with controversy on deadline of 31.03.2017 to deposit demonetized currency likely to be over by the time Apex Court finally decides the issue.
However statement of Attorney General on law prevailing public-statement of Prime Minister does require persons holding responsible post of Prime minister to be ultra-careful in making public-statements.
—Subhash Chandra Agrawal,
1775 Kucha Lattushah
Dariba, Chandni Chowk Delhi.