Supreme Court of India
Common Cause (a Regd. Society) & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
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Resultantly, we find no grounds to quash the appointment of Respondent No.2 as CVC and respondent No.3 as VC. Writ Petitio ns are disposed of accordingly.
Judgment, page 59
From the headnote
Judicial Review: Writ petition u/Art. 32 of Constitution – Challengi ng appointment of respondent No. 2 as Central Vigilance Commis sioner (CVC) and of respondent No. 3 as Vigilance Commissi oner (VC) – Seeking quashing of the appointments on the ground that it we re illegal and void being violative of the principles of ‘impeccable integrity’ and ‘institutional integrity’ – Held: Judicial de termination is confined to the integrity of the decision making proce ss – If the decision is influenced by extraneous considerations or selection is made in breach of the statute or rules, it can be set
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