by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group
The somewhat baffling pronouncement by three judges of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of India H. L. Dattu, that conviction of a corrupt public servant hinges on proving that he actually "demanded" a bribe, has the appearance of the opening shot being fired in an imminent bare-knuckled fight between the judiciary and the executive. The bench in the case in question comprised, apart from CJI Dattu, Justices V. Gopala Gowda and Amitava Roy.
