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Issues: (i) whether the order dated 8.5.2013 should be clarified so as not to prevent competent Income Tax from inspecting seized documents and obtaining copies of documents found relevant for proceedings under the Income Tax Act; (ii) whether a Special Judge and a Special Public Prosecutor should be appointed for coal block allocation matters and the pending cases transferred to that court.
Issue (i): whether the earlier order should be clarified to permit competent Income Tax authorities to inspect seized documents and obtain copies of those found relevant for Income Tax proceedings.
Analysis: The clarification recorded that the prior order would not stand in the way of competent Income Tax authorities inspecting documents seized by the CBI in connection with the coal block allocation matters and, where relevant for proceedings under the Income Tax Act, obtaining copies of such documents. The relief was confined to authorities of competent rank and to documents ascertained to be relevant.
Conclusion: The clarification was granted in favour of the Income Tax authorities.
Issue (ii): whether the Court should direct appointment of a Special Judge and a Special Public Prosecutor and transfer the pending coal block allocation cases to the Special Judge.
Analysis: The order directed the competent authorities to issue notifications appointing the nominated judicial officer as Special Judge for coal block allocation offences and to appoint a senior advocate as Special Public Prosecutor for the CBI and Enforcement Directorate. It further provided for access to evidence and case diaries, required CBI assistance, and transferred all pending coal block allocation matters in Delhi to the Special Judge's court.
Conclusion: The directions were issued as sought by the Court.
Final Conclusion: The order partly modified the earlier restraint on access to seized material, while simultaneously putting in place a special trial mechanism and consolidating the pending coal block allocation matters before a designated Special Judge.
Ratio Decidendi: Where seized material is relevant to lawful proceedings before a competent authority, a prior restraint order may be clarified so as not to impede access, and the Court may concurrently issue case-management directions to ensure effective and centralized prosecution of connected criminal matters.
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