Supreme Court on Corruption 2012-2013

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Description
In an age in which there is great public concern over the malaise of corruption, it will be immensely valuable to know, appreciate and understand the existing framework of the law on public accountability, vigilance and prevention of corruption in combating this cancer.
The new volume of this comprehensive compilation provides a digest of Supreme Court rulings on Public Accountability, Vigilance and Prevention of Corruption for the period of 2012-2013 covering case-law as reported in (2012) 4 SCC to (2013) 4 SCC.
The standard arguments like the convicted public servant had lost his job, that the amount involved was trivial, etc which used to always find favour with the Supreme Court for reducing the sentence on sympathetic or equitable grounds have again been resoundingly and categorically rejected. In recent extremely salutary judgments the Supreme Court has reaffirmed that, under Art. 142 of the Constitution, once an offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act has been proved, there is no scope for any court, including the Supreme Court, to reduce the sentence below the statutory minimum. These salutary judgments are reported at
(2012) 7 SCC 80; (2012) 8 SCC 547; (2012) 8 SCC 616; (2013) 4 SCC 642; (2012) 12 SCC 384; (2012) 12 SCC 390. The entire texts of these salutary judgments are reproduced here with the same pagination as published in SCC, thus enabling it to be cited in any court of law.
Probably the most valuable set of principles laid down by the Supreme Court which can be employed in combating corruption, which grant actual practical relief to citizens or entail genuine punishment of errant officials are given under the sub-headings: Erring Official(s)/Misconduct/ Dereliction of duty/Misfeasance or Malfeasance in office/Compensation/Relief/Costs / Probe/Punishment — Costs as Punishment — Personally Recoverable from Officers Concerned.
This unique work will certainly aid the citizen and public-spirited persons further in their endless fight against the State and State officials for fair, just and equal treatment.
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Contents
1.    Generally — Nature and Scope
2.    Appointment/Promotion to public office
3.    Bihar Lokayukta Act, 1973 (6 of 1974)
4.    Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003.
5.    Comptroller and Auditor-General Regulations on Audit and Accounts, 2007
6.    Comptroller and Auditor-General's (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971  
7.    Corruption in Armed Forces
8.    Corruption in Criminal Justice System
9.    Corruption in Education System
10.  Corruption in Medical/Health Services
11.  Corruption in Police
12.  Corruption/Abuse of Power
13.  Crony capitalism
14.  Erring Official(s)/Misconduct/Dereliction of duty/Misfeasance or
        Malfeasance in office/Compensation/Relief/ Costs/Probe/Punishment
        Costs as Punishment Personally Recoverable from Officers Concerned
15.  Fair and Speedy Trial
16.  Government Grants, Largesse, Public Property and Premises
17.  Gujarat Lokayukta Act, 1986 (31 of 1986)  
18.  Inquiries/Enquiries/Commission of Inquiry
19.  Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984 (4 of 1985)
20.  Land acquisition 
21.  Media role
22.  Money-laundering/Black money
23.  People in Power/Politically Influential Personalities/MPs/ MLAs/Ministers
24.  Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.
25.  Prevention of Corruption Act 1988.
26.  Private parties abusing State Machinery for private gain 
27.  Public Authorities/Functionaries/Servant/Government Servant
28.  Public Trust Doctrine.
29.  Quashment of criminal proceedings
30.  Right to Know or Right to Information.
31.  Sanction for Investigation/Prosecution
32.  Sentence
33.  State as a Litigant/Party
34.  Sympathy
35.  United Nation Convention against Corruption, 2003.
36.  Vigilance Authorities
        36.1   CAG and Accountants General
        36.2   CBI and CBI Investigation.
        36.3   Citizens
        36.4   Lokayukta/Lokpal/Ombudsman
        36.5   President or Governor.
        36.6   Supreme Court and High Courts.
        36.7   Trial court.
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