An NGO has moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to immediately appoint a regular CBI director.The petition, filed by NGO Common Cause, contended that a proper appointment as per the statutory law is necessary for upholding .
“A proper appointment as per the statutory law is necessary for upholding the rule of law and for enforcement of the rights of the citizens under Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution,” the petition filed by NGO Common Cause said.
A PIL has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking appointment of a regular Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director by the selection committee of the Chief Justice of India, the Prime Minister and the Leader of Opposition (LoP) as per law.
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NGO says an interim appointment through an executive order is not envisaged in the 1946 Act.
A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking the appointment of a regular CBI Director through the high-power selection committee of the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of India and the Leader of the Opposition.
“The government has failed to appoint the Director of the CBI as per Section 4A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act of 1946 on the expiry of the term of the last incumbent, Rishi Kumar Shukla, on February 2, 2021,” NGO Common Cause, represented by advocate Prashant Bhushan, said.
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