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No impropriety, says Venkataswami

By Our Legal Correspondent

NEW DELHI Nov. 25. The retired Supreme Court judge, Justice K. Venkataswami, who quit as the head of the Tehelka enquiry commission and Chairman of the Authority for Advance Rulings (Customs and Central Excise), today justified his resignation saying "I do not like the judicial character of the commission being directly or indirectly undermined in any manner".

Addressing a press conference giving reasons for putting in his papers, Mr. Venkataswami said he accepted the second post in view of the request made by the (then) Chief Justice of India and he did not view this appointment as interfering in the discharge of his functions as the Commission of Inquiry.

However, since a section (of members) in Parliament had raised questions about the propriety and the ethical dimensions of a chairman of an enquiry commission holding an additional appointment, he said he had decided to relinquish both the posts.

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