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Pro bono publico -Writ - not to appoint as Ministers who involved in serious & heinous crimes - apex court held that No doubt, it is not for the court to issue any direction to the Prime Minister or the Chief Minister, as the case may be, as to the manner in which they should exercise their power while selecting the colleagues in the Council of Ministers. That is the constitutional prerogative of those functionaries who are called upon to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. But it is the prophetic duty of this Court to remind the key duty holders about their role in working the Constitution. Hence, I am of the firm view, that the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister of the State, who themselves have taken oath to bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India and to discharge their duties faithfully and conscientiously, will be well advised to consider avoiding any person in the Council of Ministers, against whom charges have been framed by a criminal court in respect of offences involving moral turpitude and also offences specifically referred to in Chapter III of The Representation of the People Act, 1951.= WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 289 OF 2005 Manoj Narula ... Petitioner Versus Union of India ...Respondent = 2014 - Aug.Part - http://judis.nic.in/supremecourt/filename=41850