HIGH COURT QUESTIONS MORAL GROUND AND PROPREITY OF SIDHU CONTINUING WITH..

HIGH COURT QUESTIONS MORAL GROUND AND PROPREITY OF SIDHU CONTINUING WITH KAPIL SHARMA SHOW

Chandigarh: Controversy surrounding Navjot Singh Sidhu for continuing with a TV show despite being a minister in the Punjab Cabinet refuses to calm down.

A PIL  filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court had the Court asking Punjab’s Advocate General if every matter has to be taken up legally or should there also be a proprietary and moral aspect to it.

 The PIL, filed by advocate HC Arora in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, stated that it was a conflict of interest for Navjot Singh Sidhu to continue with a TV show even after assuming responsibility in the government.

The PIL further appealed to the court to restrain Navjot Sidhu from working in TV shows.

The court asked why Navjot Singh Sidhu was not following rules that are applicable to star MPs as well. The court also asked if indeed it was not a case of conflict of interest and misconduct if a Minister appointed to the government was also running a business alongside with being a public servant.

The court also observed that in every case legality is not the only thing taken into account but also moral grounds and propriety need to be considered.

(Bureau Report)