Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 228 · Decided 19 February 2019
Common Cause & Anr v. Union of India & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 228 · [2019] 3 S.C.R. 1067
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 54/2019
- Decided
- 19 February 2019
- Bench
- ARUN MISHRA, NAVIN SINHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32; RTI Act
Headnote
Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946: s. 4A - Appointment of interim Director of CBI - Challenged in petition u/Art. 32 of the Constitution - Seeking quashing of the order appointing interim Director and also seeking direction to appoint a regular Director of CBI - was not as per s.4A and was arbitrary and illegal - Held: It is apparent from the resolution passed by the High Powered Selection Committee constituted u/s. 4A that appointment of the interim Director was authorised by the Committee - Therefore, the appointment was not unauthorised
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