Supreme Court of India

Alok Kumar Verma v. Union of India & Anr.

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Bench Ranjan Gogoi, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K. M. Joseph JJ.
Decided 8 January 2019

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the orders of transfer etc. impugned/mentioned in the said IAs are a sequel of the three orders dated 23rd October, 2018 which were specifically impugned in the writ petitions.

Judgment, page 29

From the headnote

Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 – ss.8(1)(a), (d) and 11 – Competence of the CVC and the Government of India to divest the Director, CBI of all his powers, functions, duties, supervisory role etc. without obtaining the prior consent of the Committee constituted under s.4A(1) of DSPE Act to make recommendations for appointment of the Director, CBI – Held: The long history of evolution has shown that the Institution of the CBI has been perceived to be necessarily kept away from all kinds of extraneous influences so that it can perform its role as the premier investigating and prosecuting…

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