https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196351 A statutory prior-approval requirement meant to prevent frivolous investigation of senior public officers does not apply where a Prevention of Corruption Act investigation is being monitored by a constitutional court. Court-monitored investigation is treated as distinct because it is supervised in public interest to ensure fairness, impartiality and timeliness, and the court remains seized of the matter to prevent abuse. The statutory restriction cannot limit constitutional powers under Articles 32, 136 and 142, so Central Government approval under Section 6A is not required in that setting. en-us Tue, 17 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 14 Jul 2023 11:09:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196351 A statutory prior-approval requirement meant to prevent frivolous investigation of senior public officers does not apply where a Prevention of Corruption Act investigation is being monitored by a constitutional court. Court-monitored investigation is treated as distinct because it is supervised in public interest to ensure fairness, impartiality and timeliness, and the court remains seized of the matter to prevent abuse. The statutory restriction cannot limit constitutional powers under Articles 32, 136 and 142, so Central Government approval under Section 6A is not required in that setting. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 17 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196351