https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=373858 Statutory safeguards protecting the CBI Director's independence were construed broadly: any administrative action that effectively removed, disabled, or curtailed the Director's functioning required prior consideration by the designated Committee under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act. An order divesting the Director of powers without that approval was therefore invalid, and the General Clauses Act could not be used to imply a power that would defeat the specific legislative scheme. The result was quashing of the impugned administrative orders, with any fresh consideration of divestment left to the statutory Committee in accordance with law. en-us Tue, 08 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Jan 2019 08:02:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=373858 Statutory safeguards protecting the CBI Director's independence were construed broadly: any administrative action that effectively removed, disabled, or curtailed the Director's functioning required prior consideration by the designated Committee under the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act. An order divesting the Director of powers without that approval was therefore invalid, and the General Clauses Act could not be used to imply a power that would defeat the specific legislative scheme. The result was quashing of the impugned administrative orders, with any fresh consideration of divestment left to the statutory Committee in accordance with law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 08 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=373858