On Saturday, former Attorney General of the country Mukul Rohatgi said that while canceling coal block allocation, 2G spectrum licenses and mining of iron ores in Karnataka and Goa, the Supreme Court had lost its way. This ecstasy of the top court on environmental security caused a major setback to the economy. Mentioning the right to appoint judges in high courts by the Collegium headed by the Chief Justice (CJI), Rohatgi said that the Supreme Court should gracefully waive its monopoly for appointment of judges.
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Rohatgi made the above comment in Professor NR Madhav Memon Memorial Lecture on the subject of 'Supreme Court journey since 1950'. He was appointed Attorney General by the NDA government on 19 June 2014. He held this position till June 18, 2017. The decision to allot coal blocks and 2G spectrum and to cancel iron ore mining licenses in Karnataka and Goa came during the UPA government led by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.There were allegations of corruption in the allocation in these cases and there were also agitations against the government.
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In the situation arising due to Coronavirus, referring to the hearing through video conferencing, the former Attorney General said that there are some technical problems about the system, but it can be improved and improved. Talking about the major decisions taken since independence, Rohatgi said, 'In its zeal to save the environment, government orders and its zeal to correct its inaction, the Supreme Court has given a big blow to the country's economy. An example of this is to cancel the allocation of all coal blocks across the country.'
