Supreme Court of India
Common Cause (a Regd. Society) & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
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Resultantly, we find no grounds to quash the appointment of Respondent No.2 as CVC and respondent No.3 as VC. Writ Petitions are disposed of accordingly.
Judgment, page 59
From the headnote
Judicial Review: Writ petition u/Art. 32 of Constitution – Challenging appointment of respondent No. 2 as Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and of respondent No. 3 as Vigilance Commissioner (VC) – Seeking quashing of the appointments on the ground that it were illegal and void being violative of the principles of ‘impeccable integrity’ and ‘institutional integrity’ – Held: Judicial determination is confined to the integrity of the decision making process – If the decision is influenced by extraneous considerations or selection is made in breach of the statute or rules, it can be set aside…
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