CBI ‘autonomous body’ and we have no ‘control’ over it, Centre tells Supreme Court
The Hindu
Submission comes two days after extension of tenures of Directors of CBI, ED
The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the CBI is an “autonomous body” and it has no ‘control’ over the investigative agency.
The submission in the top court incidentally comes two days after the Centre brought in ordinances by which the tenures of the Directors of the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate are stretched to a maximum of five years. The posts had enjoyed fixed tenures of two years in compliance with the directions of the Supreme Court in the Vineet Narain case. The ordinances have come under criticism from Opposition parties like Congress, which have termed the move as an incentive to silence dissent.
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