By IANS,
New Delhi : The Delhi High Court Monday reserved its order on a petition of Congress MP and former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, at present lodged in judicial custody in a corruption case, seeking permission to attend the monsoon session of parliament that commenced in the morning.
Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw reserved the order after hearing arguments on behalf of Kalmadi, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the central government.
The government opposed the application saying that the petitioner’s (Kalmadi) medical report stated that he had memory loss problem.
“How can a person whose memory is lost represent his constituency in the parliament session. How can he ask questions,” said Additional Solicitor General (ASG) A.S. Chandhiok.
Kalmadi July 29 approached the high court after withdrawing the same application from a trial court.
He was arrested April 25. The CBI May 20 filed its first charge sheet in the corruption case against him and 10 others.
The probe agency has described Kalmadi as the prime accused in the case related to financial irregularities in awarding a Rs.141 crore contract for timing, scoring and result system for the October 2010 sporting event.