https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=267881 Transfer of NDPS investigations to an independent agency is an extraordinary remedy, available only where the existing investigation is seriously lacking in credibility or fairness. The Court found that allegations of false implication, planted recoveries and political influence raised disputed factual questions for the Special Court, especially where charge-sheets had already been filed. It also observed that misuse of licensed controlled substances by pharmaceutical units may itself attract the NDPS Act, rather than being confined to licensing issues. Although it noted investigative deficiencies such as weak scientific methodology and gaps in evidence, it declined to shift the cases to the CBI and instead ordered supervisory review through a three-member team and supplementary reports. en-us Wed, 07 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Nov 2015 07:04:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=267881 Transfer of NDPS investigations to an independent agency is an extraordinary remedy, available only where the existing investigation is seriously lacking in credibility or fairness. The Court found that allegations of false implication, planted recoveries and political influence raised disputed factual questions for the Special Court, especially where charge-sheets had already been filed. It also observed that misuse of licensed controlled substances by pharmaceutical units may itself attract the NDPS Act, rather than being confined to licensing issues. Although it noted investigative deficiencies such as weak scientific methodology and gaps in evidence, it declined to shift the cases to the CBI and instead ordered supervisory review through a three-member team and supplementary reports. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=267881