https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=186272 An investigation must not only be fair but must also appear to be fair, so unexplained private meetings between the head of an investigating agency and accused persons can justify independent scrutiny of whether the inquiry was affected. On the admitted facts, the Court considered the meetings serious enough to require further inquiry into their impact on the investigation, charge sheets, or closure reports, and notice was to issue to the Central Vigilance Commission on the methodology of that inquiry. The Court also rejected criminal action against the petitioners, holding that the disclosed internal material did not show perjury, contempt, or an offence under the Official Secrets Act, 1923. en-us Thu, 14 May 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 16 Nov 2016 14:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=186272 An investigation must not only be fair but must also appear to be fair, so unexplained private meetings between the head of an investigating agency and accused persons can justify independent scrutiny of whether the inquiry was affected. On the admitted facts, the Court considered the meetings serious enough to require further inquiry into their impact on the investigation, charge sheets, or closure reports, and notice was to issue to the Central Vigilance Commission on the methodology of that inquiry. The Court also rejected criminal action against the petitioners, holding that the disclosed internal material did not show perjury, contempt, or an offence under the Official Secrets Act, 1923. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 14 May 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=186272