Mend your ways or face another Lokpal-type protest: Supreme Court to govt

The Supreme Court today gave a veiled warning to the government of possible Anna Hazare-like protests in "worse" form  and took potshots over criticism that standards of judiciary had gone down in recent times.

The bench of Justice GS Singhvi and Justice HL Dattu made the comments when they were irked over the failure of government to furnish adequate details in a service dispute.

"But what about the Government. Their officers do not give proper information and briefs to the counsel. Take another 10 years, people will teach you a lesson. Three days back you have witnessed it. It will be much worse," the bench told Additional Solicitor General PP Malhotra.

The oblique reference was to the recent nation-wide protests for Jan Lokpal Bill culminating in the unprecedented action of Parliament agreeing to consider three crucial points raised by Team Anna Hazare.