The Supreme Court on Monday asked the central government to consider convening a meeting of the selection committee comprising the Chief Justice of India, the Prime Minister and the Leader of Opposition (LoP) before May 2 for the appointment of a regular Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director.
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NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee on Tuesday asked the government to assess the need for amending existing laws or bring out a new legislation to clearly define the mandate of the CBI and vest more power in it.
The recommendation came after the Central Bureau of Investigation apprised the panel that its investigations are impeded by the withdrawal of “general consent” by states, mainly those ruled by opposition parties.
“CBI has apprised the Committee with great concern that it is unable to take up investigation of new cases in the absence of general consent of the concerned states, especially, in the cases of bank fraud/economic offences and corruption involving central government employees, where there are allegations of misappropriation of huge amount of public money or primarily, the involvement of officials of central government or central PSUs in the commission of criminal misconduct,” the panel said in its report tabled in Parliament.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking direction for appointment of a regular CBI director. A bench of
A bench of justices L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat issued notice on the plea filed by NGO Common Cause, which has alleged that the government has failed to appoint a regular CBI director as per section 4A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, on the expiry of term of Rishi Kumar Shukla on February