India’s highest paid Advocate General Atmaram Nadkarni by his blatant acts of omission and commission has been by the day bringing utter disgrace to the high Constitutional post of Advocate General. Recently Justice V.R.Kingaonkar of the Pune Bench of the National Green Tribunal severely rapped Atmaram Nadkarni while questioning him whether he was defending the State of Goa or the Sesa Goa Mining Company. Is it not a relief that even the Judges are now seeing through these devious plans of our very manipulative Advocate General. Temples of Justice were never meant to be sought to be converted into dens of chicanery. Does the official remuneration of over Rs. 8 Lakhs per month, besides all other perquisites, not suffice the Advocate General?
Many of the follies that the Manohar Parrikar government today finds itself trapped in is on account of the adulterated legal advice he is getting from the flamboyant Atmaram Nadkarni. Other Chief Ministers meet the Advocate General once in a blue moon. Manohar Parrikar and Atmaram Nadkarni have a conclave every sunset. Is it more than mere legal advice? Or is there interference by the Advocate General in the day to day governance of the State? If Atmaram Nadkarni had any self respect remaining he would have recused from advising or appearing for the government in matters pertaining to Mining, Casinos and the Regional plan as he has been the legal messiah guiding the cash rich Miners, Casino operators and the builders lobby who every evening are seen lined up at his plush but controversial three floor office on 18th June road. One of the kingpins of illegal mining is now his regular visitor. Whether Dinar or Rupee is the mode of transaction is not known. It is also well known how backroom manipulations are being done to help certain lobbies grab the mining interests under the baton of this Captain Haddock. The RSS lobby within the BJP is rightly trying to get Saresh Lotlikar to replace the controversial Atmaram Nadkarni who has ended up being a liability and laughing stock for the government having become the centre of conversation at all functions. Despite his very dubious chequered record this master tantrik Atmaram Nadkarni is now desperately lobbying laboriously for an elevation as Judge of the Supreme Court. Wining and dining Judges will not clear this gory route. It has also been revealed that he is grooming his relative and side kick Dattaprasad Lawande to be a Bombay High Court Judge in 2017. Getting Dattaprasad Lawande anointed as the Assistant Solicitor General is a step towards that master plan. If it all happens it would be the darkest ever days in India’s Judiciary. As the Advocate General should be a person who qualifies to be a High Court Judge, his conduct too at all times should meticulously be that what is expected of a High Court Judge. But the thick skinned Atmaram Nadkarni stooped so low even to get the bill of his 50 birthday at the Taj in Sinquerim footed by the public. As he will soon have a wedding in the family, will we see that begging bowl doing the rounds again? We all know that King Momo has fun and frolic at the State’s expense for three days, but as to how long this King of all times will continue to ruthlessly burden the tax payers of Goa we will have to wait and see. If Manohar Parrikar cannot see the writing on the wall, let us hope for some Divine intervention to save the remains of Goa’s judicial turf from further ignominy and degradation. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires