https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197337 The Supreme Court treated the Central Empowered Committee report as fact-finding material used to assist protection of the environment, forests and natural resources, and held that separate notice to the affected companies was not a precondition because the committee was not deciding civil or criminal rights. It further held that the broader proceedings could examine interconnected transactions and that pendency of related matters elsewhere did not bar wider scrutiny. On that basis, the Court found referral to the Central Bureau of Investigation justified to secure a fair, unbiased and comprehensive probe, while keeping the merits of the parties' claims open. en-us Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:06:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197337 The Supreme Court treated the Central Empowered Committee report as fact-finding material used to assist protection of the environment, forests and natural resources, and held that separate notice to the affected companies was not a precondition because the committee was not deciding civil or criminal rights. It further held that the broader proceedings could examine interconnected transactions and that pendency of related matters elsewhere did not bar wider scrutiny. On that basis, the Court found referral to the Central Bureau of Investigation justified to secure a fair, unbiased and comprehensive probe, while keeping the merits of the parties' claims open. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197337