Sunday, 2 November 2014

The Fiat is out!

Last fortnight saw the Government of India entangled in legal procedures and debates with the judiciary. Some of the ruling party's spokespersons tried putting up a brave front on TV debates and even whispered about the judicial out-reach to create a public opinion. They pleaded that the Government is bound by international treaties and protocols. The bench, however, would have none of it and issued a fiat for submission of names of people with foreign accounts enlisted for scrutiny. 
Fiat - that's our word of the week. Fiat is an authoritative decree or order that's binding. It is a command or a pronouncement that has official sanction or authorization.  

No comments:

Post a Comment