Mr Subramaniam said he was being targeted for his honesty and integrity
Gopal Subramanium (Photo: DC archives)
New Delhi: Eminent lawyer Gopal Subramanium on Wednesday opted out of being considered for appointment as a Supreme Court judge after lashing out at the Modi government accusing it of ordering CBI to “scrounge” for “dirt” against him to scuttle his elevation.
Mr Subramanium, who had assisted the SC in the alleged fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin, in which Amit Shah is an accused, said that he was being “targeted” because of his independence and integrity.
He said that his role as amicus curiae in the Sohrabuddin case could have been the reason for Centre opposing his elevation.
Mr Subramanium, a former solicitor general, sent a 9-page letter to the CJI R.M. Lodha withdrawing his consent to be appointed as an SC judge.
( Source : PTI )
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