Supreme Court of India
Common Cause & Anr v. Union of India & Anr.
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Accordingly, we find no ground to interfere with this writ petition and the same is hereby dismissed.
Judgment, page 11
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Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946: s. 4A – Appointment of interim Director of CBI – Challenge d 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 – Plea taken that the a ppointment of interim Director was not as per s.4A and was arbitrary and illegal – Held: It is apparent from the resolution passed b y 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
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