GOVERNMENT URGED TO INITIATE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST AAG VILAS THALY
The Government of Goa has been urged to institute criminal proceedings
against Mr.V.P Thali, Additional Advocate General for the defalcation of
Government funds by excess billing and for cheating the Government Treasury
and for also breaching the trust that was reposed in him.
In a legal notice sent to the Chief Secretary yesterday (Dec 18) Adv. Aires
Rodrigues has stated that persons holding high posts should not escape the
criminality of their wrongly acts.
Adv. Rodrigues has stated that Mr. Vilas Thali, Additional Advocate
General, has defrauded public funds deliberately by excessive billing which
is very clear from the Affidavit filed by the Government of Goa in the High
Court, wherein it has been submitted that the excess amount will be
recovered from
Mr.Thali.
Adv. Rodrigues has further stated that mere recovery of the amount is not
sufficient and that a person who causes wrongful loss of public funds by
cheating and excessive billing and by way of criminal breach of trust
cannot be let out scot free merely because he is the Additional Advocate
General.
Adv. Rodrigues has stated that on the contrary such a person has to be
prosecuted criminally for his fraudulent action and must be made an example
so that persons who are paid out of public funds do not make a mockery of
the high positions they hold.
Adv. Rodrigues has also stated that in view of the disgrace that Mr. Thali
has brought on the Office of the Advocate General and considering the
seriousness of the matter, it was but proper that the Government should
have suo motu instituted criminal proceedings against Mr. Thali for his
fraudulent acts.
Adv. Rodrigues has stated that the it was improper for the Advocate General
and Additional Advocate General to both bill for the same cases and
considering the huge amounts billed by the Advocate General and the
Additional Advocate General together for the same case in a routine manner
it is but necessary that Government should conduct a thorough inquiry as to
whether the Advocate General was also a party to the illegalities and
caused wrongful loss to the State Exchequer.
Adv. Rodrigues has stated that if criminal proceedings are not instituted
against Mr. Thali, Additional Advocate General within l5 days he would be
constrained to move the High Court for appropriate directions in the matter.
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