However, CVC should assist court in monitoring further investigation
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation and others for appointment of a group of independent persons (a special investigation team) to assist the court in monitoring the investigation being done by the CBI, the Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax Department in the 2G case.
A Bench of Justices G.S. Singhvi and A.K. Ganguly said that although initially the CBI might not have taken up the 2G case probe with the requisite seriousness, “after December 16, 2010 it has conducted the investigation satisfactorily. Therefore, there is no justification for appointing a group of persons to directly or indirectly scrutinise or supervise the further investigation being conducted by the CBI and other agencies.”
However, “keeping in view the nature of the case and involvement of a large number of influential persons, we feel that it will be appropriate to require the Central Vigilance Commissioner and the Senior Vigilance Commissioner to render assistance to the court in effectively monitoring further investigation.”
The Bench said: “In future, copies of the report(s) of the investigation conducted by the CBI and other agencies shall be made available to the Central Vigilance Commissioner in sealed envelopes; within the next one week, the Central Vigilance Commissioner and the Senior Vigilance Commissioner shall examine the report(s) and send their observations/suggestions to this court in sealed envelopes, which shall be considered along with the report(s) of the CBI and other investigating agencies.”
The aforesaid directive should not be construed as a reflection on the integrity of the investigation done so far by a team of the CBI and other investigating agencies, or which might be done in future, or on their competence to effectively perform the job in the 2G case.
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But for court intervention,CBI would have acted in its usual manner.If
the suspected are the political opponents of the ruling coterie,CBI will
act extra smart.If the probe is against the political masters,you can
predict the outcome.It is a tool in the hands of the govt for their
political ends.Any number of examples can be cited.
The CBI officials are honest,hard working and intelligent.Their
political masters will never allow them to work independently.There are
many more skeletons in the cupboard.For each issue honest citizens have
to approach the court for appropriate directions to CBI to conduct a
fair probe.The only remedy is a completely independent agency.There is
no other alternative.Till this is achieved,looting spree will
continue.The country will bleed.People will be restless.Democracy will
be endangered.
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