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Apex court questions corporate influence on policy making

By IANS,

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday said that policy making was gradually becoming subservient to the corporate world — in the name of democracy and people’s mandate.

Judges G.S. Singhvi and A.K. Ganguly said: “We are gradually becoming subservient to corporate world” and “that is the benefit of privatization. There is no rule and no holds barred. It is a real laissez faire”.

The court admitted there were periodic elections but asked if this was democracy for real.

The court was hearing a petition by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy seeking cancellation of second generation licences issued to telecom operators.