The Supreme Court today rapped the Centre for interfering in the CBI's investigations in the coal scam and observed that the country's top investigation agency has become a "caged parrot that has many masters."
Here are the top 10 observations of the Supreme Court:
- It's a sordid saga that there are many masters and one parrot
- While making CBI answerable to the Government, no part of investigation can be touched
- Right now we concerned with two ministries. They were only called to supply information. What business do they have to peruse report?
- How on earth could you (CBI) make it available when the report was to be given to the Court?
- Even if administrative superintendence is there, the investigation must be left alone
- As far as CBI goes, steps were to be taken that independence was given and that control was to be only of administrative
- Will the government attempt a legislation to free CBI from its clutches?
- Job of CBI is not to interact with government officials but to interrogate to find the truth
- CBI must know how to stand up against all pulls and pressures by government and its officials
- Probe report is not a progress report to be shared with government and its officials
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
