“After I shared the details in court, the Haryana chief minister himself called up Vijai Vardhan and not only was he pulled up but abused as well. Apart from former Uttar Pradesh director general of police (DGP) Prakash Singh and Vardhan, Haryana DGP KP Singh was a panel member. Govt seeks in-camera proceedingsDuring the hearing, the Haryana government sought to share some information with the court but only in in-camera proceedings. “What is the point in having an amicus (curiae) then, if information is not to be shared with me? He added that at no point he had shared information with media and if there was any such instance, the government should point it out.

Source: Hindustan Times October 23, 2016 08:48 UTC