Madras High Court orders jail term for two noted DRDO scientists

Country’s two eminent scientists have been awarded with three-week jail term and fine of Rs. 2000 each by the Madras high court today for contempt of court. The court ordered Centre to proceed against these two DRDO scientists.

V K Saraswat, scientific adviser to the minister of defence and director general of research & development, DRDO, and G Malakondaiah, director of Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL) in Hyderabad – have been asked to surrender to police in 7 days.

“The government is directed to take appropriate departmental action against them for the reckless negligence and wilful disobedience of the orders of this court,” Justice S Rajeswaran and Justice P N Prakash bench said.

“We are aware that they are occupying very high positions in the government, but ensconced in a pedestal, their vision became blurred when it came to the travails of an ordinary employee who was suddenly thrown out of employment, for no fault of his. Even during the course of the contempt proceedings, there was no tinge of remorse or an attempt to correct the mistake,” the court said.

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