Mumbai: NCP (Nationalist Congress Party) President Sharad Pawar today (Apr 14, 2004) said the Supreme Court's decision to shift the Best Bakery case while ordering a retrial and reinvestigation was a "slap on face of the Centre and the Narendra Modi Government".

"Judiciary in the country has discharged its duty righteously time to time, which was proved by the Supreme Court's ruling," he told reporters after being operated for oral swelling on April 10.

Pawar said, the apex Court ruling was also a shot in arm for those who believe in impartial hearing and delivery of justice.

Reading out excerpts of the Supreme Court's comment on the Gujarat Government in its Best Bakery case ruling, the NCP chief said what the apex Court said was 'serious.'