Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 539 · Decided 18 May 2018
E. Sivakumar v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 539 · [2018] 6 S.C.R. 522
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 13817/2018
- Decided
- 18 May 2018
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, A.M. KHANWILKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Investigation: Transfer of investigation to CBI - The petitioner posted in the Ministry of Health was allegedly involved in the illegal manufacture and sale of Gutkha and Pan Masala and named as an accused in the FIR - The stated crime was State Vigilance Commission, constituted by the State of Tamil Nadu, headed by a Vigilance Commissioner - Writ of mandamus issued by High Court to transfer the investigation to CBI - Petitioner challenged writ of mandamus on four counts - First, that the prayer for transfer of
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