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It is an admitted position that the chief minister has pancreatic cancer and the South Goa MP has said the CM is struggling for life, de Sa stated. “Nobody should be held against his will,” he added. PANAJI: The high court of Bombay at Goa on Tuesday asked the chief secretary whether he can claim that CM Manohar Parrikar has a right to privacy regarding his health status and inquired if he had consulted the CM before filing the affidavit in response to a PIL seeking his medical examination by a team of doctors.The court also asked the government to reply on whether it would submit a report on the status of health of the CM in a sealed envelope to the court. The CM and PM’s offices are open to judicial scrutiny and in case there is constitutional breach of trust there can be judicial scrutiny, he stated, adding that the court is the conscience of the Constitution.De Sa stated that there is a Constitutional trust in the chief minister’s office and if this is breached, the court can intervene. He said that that if this is the situation “there is a possibility that somebody might take advantage of the situation”, he said, explaining this is the reason the petitioner is seeking the court’s intervention.“Who is taking decisions on behalf of the chief minister?” de Sa asked, further questioning whether the CM is being held against his will, just to keep the government of the day alive..