GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. What is ‘general consent’ for the CBI, now withdrawn by Meghalaya? Context: Meghalaya has withdrawn consent to the CBI to investigate cases in the state, becoming the ninth state to have taken this step. Eight other states which had withdrawn consent to the …
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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government Policies and issues associated. Context: Amid strong objection from the Opposition, the Lok Sabha has passed two Bills allowing the Centre to extend the tenure of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief and the CBI Director up to five years from the current fixed tenure of two years. The …
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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government policies and issues related. Supreme Court on new Ordinances Context: Petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court urging the Supreme Court to quash the Ordinances, which allow the Government to extend the tenures of the chiefs of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important organizations. Context: The Centre has told the Supreme Court that the CBI is an “autonomous body” and it has no ‘control’ over the investigative agency. What’s the issue? The response came while objecting to a suit filed by the West Bengal Government making the Union of India, and …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. General consent to CBI Context: The Supreme Court has expressed concern over a submission by the CBI that since 2018, around 150 requests for sanction to investigate have been pending with eight state governments that have withdrawn general consent to the agency. Background: …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. General consent to CBI Context: A suit was filed by the West Bengal Government against the Union of India under Article 131 of the Constitution. The State has challenged the CBI’s jurisdiction to register FIRs and conduct investigations in the State in myriad …
Summary: As many the controversial cases the CBI has been investigating it seems to be involved in as many controversies itself. The CBI director is accused of meeting the persons who are friends or relatives of those accused under the cases being investigated. According to a former CBI director, it is not appropriate to receive …
