SC scraps Mauvin Godinho’s power rebate All these corrupt Goan Ministers have all sorts of devious and get-rich/laugh-their way-to- their-Swiss Account Schemes and that's why they do what they do best ie. steal from wherever they can and the bigger the scheme the better the chicanery and the piece of the pie for them! Shame on these scoundrels and thieves! Whether it's Electricity, Sea-Link Project, the dual airport for a population of 15 lakh people in Goa, Casinos, Hotels, Real Estate - everything is about lining their pockets!
Now what do our Goan Ministers think they are up to? Yet another con-scheme by that crook Mauvin Godinho, who from his so-called false generosity to promote Industrial growth breaks all the rules in the books and decides that his largesse and kindness to his beneficiaries to the tune of over Rs. 100 crores should benefit who he chooses to reward! This is the money that belongs to the Goan people! You can well imagine what he would have pocketed consequently by way of kick-backs. All thieves and crooks masquerading as our Goan Ministers! While the Supreme Court has ruled on this, Mauvin Godinho was quck to rise to his own defense in holding a press conference and give himself a clean chit and claim that the "power rebate issue a procedural error". We all know how these corrupt Ministers like Mauvin Godinho work and their greed just keeps getting bigger. He has made his constitutency a slum yard in order to cultivate vote-banks. Whether it is Dabolim, Vasco, Cansaulim, Chicalim or Cortalim he gets his kick-backs from every little wicked scheme that he stamps his dirty approval on. Shame on Ministers like him that are a bane for Goa! - To add to this, the Chief Minister wanted to appoint this scum-bag as as the referee-person to the Town and Planning . While the Supreme Court judgement says about the notification, “The notification was issued solely on the directions of the Power Minister despite the opinion of the Law Secretary that retrospective effect to the proposed amendment could not be given as it involved additional class of consumers of power, which is in violation of the Business Rules of government of Goa. Therefore, the said notification is unsustainable and the High Court has rightly held it be non-est and as void ab initio.” The judgement further says, “Applying the exception to the present scenario, there is sufficient doubt with regard to the conduct of the Power Minister in issuing the notifications dated 15.5.1996 and 01.08.1996. Therefore, there is definite suspicion of irregularity which renders the Doctrine of indoor Management inapplicable to the present case.” These articles from the Times of India and the Navhind Times: ******************************************************************************* Published on: May 6, 2010 - 01:36 Navhind Times PANAJI: Admitting that there were procedural errors on his part including not approaching the state cabinet before issuing May 15, 1996 and August 1, 1996 notifications,which provided rebate of 25 per cent to several state units for a period of five years from the date on which supply of electricity is made, the former power minister and the deputy Speaker of the state legislative assembly, Mr Mauvin Godinho on Wednesday said that the May 3 judgement of the Apex court has, however, exonerated him of the charges linked to the two power rebate notifications. “The Business Rules procedures were not mandatory but directory on my part,” he added, further holding the bureaucrats including the IAS officers responsible for not guiding him properly while issuing the two notifications. While informing that the Supreme Court has given him a clean chit and the judgement has stated, “Before parting with these appeals, we make it clear that the observation made by us in the course of our judgement is only for the purpose of disposing off these appeals and shall not be treated as an expression on the conduct of the then power minister,” Mr Godinho said that some criminal cases are still pending against him before a bench of the Supreme Court. Addressing a press conference in the city, Mr Godinho demanded that the government must come out with a White Paper, providing detailed information about the money involved in the power rebates given by him as the power minister and then that released by the Manohar Parrikar government. “In fact, when I decided to provide the power subsidy in 1996, I was only implementing a scheme introduced by the government way back in 1991, and that too in response to a calling attention motion brought by the then leader of the opposition, Mr Manohar Parrikar as regards need for provision of power subsidy to the Goan industrial units,” Mr Godinho informed, noting that he as the power minister released only Rs 13 crore towards power rebate to more than 400 industries, while the Parrikar government had released Rs 15 crore towards the same, and to a single unit – Mormugao Steel. Incidentally, the current Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat was the power minister in the Parrikar government cabinet. Speaking further, Mr Godinho said that at the right time, he would bring many things out in public domain, which will make many people face the music. “The leader of the opposition, Mr Manohar Parrikar is handling the key issues in a lacklustre fashion while it is I who, in spite of being a part of ruling dispensation, am doing the work of the true opposition party,” he maintained, expressing confidence that the CBI inquiry against Mr Parrikar as regards the alleged misappropriation of funds during the International Film Festival of India 2004 would be taken to its logical conclusion. Taking strong objection to the demand of Mr Parrikar about initiating a CBI inquiry against him, Mr Godinho said that under the principles of double jeopardy, one cannot launch two criminal proceedings against the same person, in the same case. “Mr Parrikar has got CBI phobia and is just trying to create misconception in the public minds,” he noted. When questioned as to whether Mr Digambar Kamat as a part of the IFFI 2004 core committee, should also be a part of the CBI inquiry, Mr Godinho said that whoever is responsible will be taken to task. Finally, warning his political adversaries that those staying in glass houses should not throw stones on others, Mr Godinho said that he sympathises with people who wrote his political obituary with the alleged power scam case. This is from The Times of India. ******************************* SC scraps Mauvin Godinho’s power rebate TNN, May 5, 2010, 03.00am IST PANAJI: In a major reprieve to the Goa government that faced claims in excess of Rs 50 crore made by industrial units based on power rebate notifications issued by former power minister and current deputy speaker Mauvin Godinho in 1996 bypassing the cabinet, the Supreme Court on Monday held the notifications invalid as there was no cabinet approval as required under the state's business rules. A few industrial units had approached the Supreme Court after the high court of Bombay at Goa in 2001 held that the notifications were null and void as they were not issued in accordance with the business rules. The HC order affected the power rebate claim of the units under the 1996 notifications. The HC verdict was an outcome of a writ petition filed by opposition leader Manohar Parrikar in 1998. Upholding the high court order, a division bench comprising Justices R V Raveendran and H L Dattu observed, "Neither did the minister of power think it is proper and appropriate to place the proposals before the council of ministers or the chief minister, nor did the secretary concerned deem it appropriate to do so. The proposals were finalized by the power minister at his level as per the modifications suggested by him on 30.7.1996 which in our opinion are in violation of the business rules." During the hearing of the matter in the apex court, the industrial units raised a plea that violation of conduct of business rules does not vitiate the minister's decision, since the business rules are only directives and not mandatory.