Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 175 · Decided 3 March 2011
Centre for Pil & ANR. v. Union of India & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 175 · [2011] 4 S.C.R. 445
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 348/2010
- Decided
- 3 March 2011
- Bench
- S.H. KAPADIA, K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, SWATANTER KUMAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 120; Constitution Article 7; Prevention of Corruption Act Section 13(1)(d)
Headnote
Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003: Object of its enactment - Discussed. s.4(1), proviso - Appointment of respondent no.2 (Shri A B c P.J. Thomas) as Central Vigilance Commissioner on recommendation of the High Powered Committee - Held: Is non est in law and is quashed. - Recommendation under - Primary consideration for making the recommendation - Duty of the High Powered Committee (HPC) - Held: If the institutional competency would be adversely affected by pending criminal E proceedings against the candidate and by that touchstone the candidate stands
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