{"id":154622,"date":"2008-09-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-14T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/captain-amrinder-singh-vs-the-special-committee-on-15-september-2008-2"},"modified":"2016-04-27T07:50:40","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T02:20:40","slug":"captain-amrinder-singh-vs-the-special-committee-on-15-september-2008-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/captain-amrinder-singh-vs-the-special-committee-on-15-september-2008-2","title":{"rendered":"Captain Amrinder Singh vs The Special Committee on 15 September, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Punjab-Haryana High Court<\/div>\n
Captain Amrinder Singh vs The Special Committee on 15 September, 2008<\/div>\n
      IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT\n                     CHANDIGARH.\n\n                                                 CWP No.16216 of 2008\n                                             Date of decision: 15.9.2008\n\nCaptain Amrinder Singh.\n                                                          ........Petitioner\n                                   Vs.\nThe Special Committee, Punjab Vidhan Sabha and others.\n                                                         -----Respondents\n\nCORAM:- HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL\n            HON'BLE MR JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI\n\nPresent     Mr. Uday Lalit, Sr. Advocate,\n            M\/s Atul Nanda, Puneet Bali, Sandeep Bajaj and Ms. Rameeja\n            Hakeem, Advocates for the petitioner.\n\n\nORDER:\n<\/pre>\n
1.          This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution challenges<\/p>\n
constitution of a Committee in pursuance of the decision of the Punjab<\/p>\n
Assembly on 18.12.2007 vide Annexure P-25, report submitted by the said<\/p>\n
Committee dated 3.9.2008, Annexure P-35 and resolution passed by the<\/p>\n
Punjab Assembly on 10.9.2008, Annexure P.36. By the said resolution, the<\/p>\n
petitioner has been expelled for the remaining term of the 13th Assembly,<\/p>\n
Secretary of the Vidhan Sabha has been directed to approach the Election<\/p>\n
Commission to have the seat declared vacant and report of the Privilege<\/p>\n
Committee has been ordered to be forwarded to the Chief Secretary with<\/p>\n
instruction to file FIR with Vigilance Department to give a report to the
\n CWP No.16216 of 2008                                                    2<\/span><\/p>\n
Speaker within two months. It has also been expressed therein that it was<\/p>\n
essential to have custodial interrogation of the persons mentioned in the<\/p>\n
resolution.\n<\/p>\n
2.            We have heard learned counsel for the petitioner on the issue of<\/p>\n
admission of the writ petition and on prayer for interim relief.<\/p>\n
3.            We consider it appropriate to pass a brief reasoned order even<\/p>\n
at admission stage.\n<\/p>\n
4.            The petitioner was Chief Minister of the State of Punjab and<\/p>\n
took a decision on 17.2.2004 of “granting licences to developed colonies<\/p>\n
under the Punjab Apartment and Property Regulation Act, 1995 vis-\u00e0-vis<\/p>\n
the schemes of the Improvement Trusts”. This was followed by notification<\/p>\n
dated 12\/13. 1.2006, purporting to be under Section 56 of the Punjab Town<\/p>\n
Improvement Act, 1922, exempting 32.10 acres of land covered under the<\/p>\n
Development Scheme of the Improvement Trust, Amritsar, to be utilised by<\/p>\n
M\/s Veer Builders and Colonizers Pvt. Ltd. for colonization. The said land<\/p>\n
had been earlier covered by notification for development plan by the<\/p>\n
Improvement Trust.      The Punjab Assembly on 18.12.2007 resolved to<\/p>\n
constitute a Committee in pursuance of which, a Committee was constituted<\/p>\n
to investigate the reasons for exemption, whether any rules\/norms were<\/p>\n
violated, whether any loss was suffered by the Improvement Trust and who<\/p>\n
was responsible for the said loss. The Committee gave its report dated<\/p>\n
3.9.2008, inter-alia, holding that exemption of land from the Improvement<\/p>\n
Trust Scheme in favour of M\/s Veer Builders and Colonisers Pvt. Ltd. was<\/p>\n
illegal and for extraneous considerations, causing loss of Rs.360 crores to
\n CWP No.16216 of 2008                                                        3<\/span><\/p>\n
the Improvement Trust.         The order of exemption was contrary to the<\/p>\n
declared Government policy.          Beneficiary was M\/s Veer Builders and<\/p>\n
Colonisers Pvt. Ltd. The record of the Improvement Trust was tampered<\/p>\n
with. For the said acts, the petitioner, the then Local Bodies Minister Shri<\/p>\n
Jagjeet Singh, the then Housing Minister Shri Jugal Kishore Sharma, the<\/p>\n
then Chairman, Improvement Trust and one late Shri Raghunath Sahai Puri<\/p>\n
were responsible, out of whom, the petitioner was the present member of the<\/p>\n
Assembly.      On the basis of the said report, the impugned resolution has<\/p>\n
been passed.\n<\/p>\n
5.             Contentions raised in the writ petition, inter-alia, are:-<\/p>\n
     i)           Action for which the impugned resolution has been adopted<\/p>\n
                  by the Assembly relates to the period prior to its<\/p>\n
                  constitution.   The present Assembly was constituted on<\/p>\n
                  3.3.2007, while action of the petitioner is of the year<\/p>\n
                  2004\/2006.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     ii)          The action of the petitioner was not in his capacity as<\/p>\n
                  member of the House but in exercise of his executive power<\/p>\n
                  as Chief Minister.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     iii)         The matter was sub judice in C.W.P. No.16923 of 2006<\/p>\n
                  (Major General Sukhdeep Singh Randhawa v. State of<\/p>\n
                  Punjab), C.WP. No.20266 of 2006 (M\/s Daljeet Singh v.<\/p>\n
                  State of Punjab), C.W.P. No.2929 of<\/a> 2007 (Sudarshan<\/p>\n
                  Kaur v. State of Punjab) and C.W.P. No.7838 of 2008
\n CWP No.16216 of 2008                                                   4<\/span><\/p>\n
                (Basant Colonisers & Builder (P) Ltd.           v. State of<\/p>\n
                Punjab) and could not be gone into by the Assembly. The<\/p>\n
                same would not form basis of any adverse finding or action.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
     iv)        The Assembly cannot arrogate to itself the power of<\/p>\n
                Courts\/investigation.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     v)         The report was uncalled for on merits and had been given<\/p>\n
                without following required procedure and was malafide on<\/p>\n
                account of political vendetta.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
6.          Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the impugned<\/p>\n
resolution was beyond the constitutional authority of the Assembly. The<\/p>\n
punitive power of the Assembly was limited to punish for contempt or for<\/p>\n
breach of privilege in the capacity of a member. While the Assembly could<\/p>\n
ascertain a fact situation to enact law or to make recommendation, it could<\/p>\n
not punish a member for his actions in his executive capacity when such<\/p>\n
actions were prior to constitution of present Assembly. Learned counsel,<\/p>\n
inter-alia, referred to judgments of the Hon’ble Supreme Court including<\/p>\n
recent judgment in Raja Ram Pal v. Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha,<\/a> 2007<\/p>\n
(3) SCC 184, on scope of interference with power of expulsion, effect of<\/p>\n
dissolution of House, scope of powers of the House, concept of Sub Judice,<\/p>\n
Theory of separation of powers and Rules of Procedure and Conduct of<\/p>\n
Business of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha.\n<\/p>\n
7.          There is no doubt about the legal position as to maintainability<\/p>\n
of writ petition against action of Legislature, if such action was beyond its
\n CWP No.16216 of 2008                                                     5<\/span><\/p>\n
constitutional authority. However, in the present case, the question is<\/p>\n
whether the impugned resolution can be held to be beyond constitutional<\/p>\n
jurisdiction of the Assembly and whether exercise of said jurisdiction in any<\/p>\n
manner violates fundamental or other rights of the petitioner which can be<\/p>\n
enforced under Article 226 of the Constitution. Judgments relied upon on<\/p>\n
behalf of the petitioner do not directly cover the issue involved.<\/p>\n
8.           At this stage, we will discuss the issue only with a view to<\/p>\n
consider prayer for ad interim relief and admission of the petition.<\/p>\n
9.           It is no longer res integra that Legislature, as a sovereign<\/p>\n
institution, can expel its member in exercise of its inherent power to uphold<\/p>\n
its own dignity and discipline.      In the present case, the resolution is<\/p>\n
preceded by an inquiry report by a Committee, inter-alia, recording a<\/p>\n
finding of the petitioner being involved in corruption. Though, there is no<\/p>\n
threshold bar to challenge the said decision on the ground of violation of<\/p>\n
fundamental rights or any other illegality, scope of judicial review is not the<\/p>\n
same as in the case of an ordinary administrative action. Legislative body is<\/p>\n
a coordinate constitutional organ. Adequacy or correctness of finding may<\/p>\n
not be gone into while gross illegality, irrationality, perversity may be seen.<\/p>\n
The Court will not lightly presume abuse of power.\n<\/p>\n
10.           Subject to the matter being examined in greater detail, at this<\/p>\n
stage, it is not possible to hold that the Assembly had no material before it<\/p>\n
or that pendency of a writ petition about validity of action debarred the<\/p>\n
Assembly from exercise of its power, which is not for the same purpose and<\/p>\n
is not exercised on the same parameters, as adjudication of writ petitions,
\n CWP No.16216 of 2008                                                       6<\/span><\/p>\n
the legislative body being a sovereign authority to take its own decision in<\/p>\n
exercise of its power to regulate its business. Thus, we do not find any<\/p>\n
ground to stay the order of expulsion by way of ad-interim order. However,<\/p>\n
we consider it a fit case to fix a date for final hearing. Stay of expulsion will<\/p>\n
amount to grant of final relief, without hearing the other side.<\/p>\n
11.           Apart from expulsion and consequential decision of taking<\/p>\n
steps to have the seat declared vacant and fresh elections conducted, the<\/p>\n
resolution also envisages direction to register FIR and to have custodial<\/p>\n
interrogation. Since FIR is reported to have already been registered, stay<\/p>\n
has been pressed qua direction for custodial interrogation.<\/p>\n
12.           It is submitted that even if the House may be at liberty to<\/p>\n
follow such procedure as it may deem appropriate for getting any report or<\/p>\n
information, conduct of investigation by any Investigating Officer after<\/p>\n
registration of FIR is a matter which is laid down in statutory law i.e. the<\/p>\n
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Without amendment of such law, a<\/p>\n
contrary direction to an Investigating Officer cannot be given. The<\/p>\n
Investigating Officer may be entitled to take an accused in custody for<\/p>\n
investigation but whether custodial interrogation is necessary or not, is a<\/p>\n
matter within his purview to decide, subject to other relevant legal<\/p>\n
provisions.\n<\/p>\n
13.           We are, prima facie, of the view that resolution of the<\/p>\n
Assembly about need for custodial interrogation cannot be treated to be<\/p>\n
binding. Accordingly, by way of interim order, we direct that there will be<\/p>\n
stay of direction that it is essential to have custodial interrogation. We,
\n CWP No.16216 of 2008                                                      7<\/span><\/p>\n
however, make it clear that this interim order does not prevent the<\/p>\n
Investigating Officer to conduct custodial interrogation in accordance with<\/p>\n
law, if considered otherwise necessary.\n<\/p>\n
14.          We make it clear that any observation made hereinabove will<\/p>\n
not be treated as binding at the time of final hearing.<\/p>\n
15.          The petition is admitted to DB.\n<\/p>\n
16.          We do not consider it necessary at this stage to issue notice to<\/p>\n
respondent No.1 to 3. Notice may be issued to respondent No.4 – Punjab<\/p>\n
Vidhan Sabha through its Secretary.        Reply may be filed on or before<\/p>\n
October 31, 2008. Rejoinder, if any, may be filed on or before November<\/p>\n
15, 2008. Any further document or pleading may be filed on or before<\/p>\n
November 30, 2008.\n<\/p>\n
             List for final hearing on December 01, 2008.<\/p>\n
\n\n\n\n                                                     (Adarsh Kumar Goel)\n                                                          Judge\n\n\n\nSeptember     15 , 2008                                   (Ajay Tewari)\n'gs'                                                        Judge\n <\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Punjab-Haryana High Court Captain Amrinder Singh vs The Special Committee on 15 September, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No.16216 of 2008 Date of decision: 15.9.2008 Captain Amrinder Singh. ……..Petitioner Vs. 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