Describing Ottavio Quattrochhi as "no different a fugitive" than underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, Leader of the Opposition Lal Kishenchand Advani asked Singh, who was present in the House, why the government was having a "soft corner" for the Italian.
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The Bench said it would be a mockery of law if the court starts entertaining applications that challenge the advice rendered by government officers while discharging their duties.