In a befitting reply to the severe criticism of the government and ministers on the report of the CAG on the allocation of coal blocks , the Supreme Court said that CAG has got constitutional powers to as per Article 19 of the Constitution, the 1971 Act and the Rules to “examine the efficiency, effectiveness and economy of the decisions. One should not forget that the CAG report is tabled in Parliament through the President. There is a full fledged mechanism to examine a CAG report and then debate in the Parliament. A constitutional office should not be confused with a traditional Munimji”. In short, the CAG can examine the policy also. He is not a simple old accountant.

A suitable reply to the critics of CAG.