Law Minister Veerappa Moily today dismissed suggestions that his ministry failed to properly present the government's side in the spectrum case in the Supreme Court which has questioned the delay by the PMO in deciding on sanction for prosecution of former Telecom Minister A Raja.
"Nothing has gone wrong in the court.... I know the Supreme Court more than you do," he said outside Parliament.
Accusing media of creating a hype on the issue, the Minister rejected suggestions that the law officers had "goofed up".
"No, you have goofed up," Moily shot back.
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