After the Supreme Court cleared his name in the espionage case last year and ordered the government to compensate him, the Central government has honoured him with the prestigious Padma Bhushan.
President Ram Nath Kovind has this year approved conferment of 112 Padma Awards — 4 Padma Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan and 94 Padma Shri
The role of High Court judges, and indeed officials across the board needs to scrutinised and responsibility fixed if only to prevent other scientists being subjected to similar ordeals.
Nambi Narayanan welcomed the Supreme Court verdict but stressed there should be a time-frame for completion of the probe by the court-appointed panel.
