https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309897 The Court held that the State could not decline cooperation with the Union and the CBI merely because a Commission of Inquiry had been constituted or a PIL was pending, since Supreme Court directions on the SIT required full governmental assistance. It also reiterated that a CBI investigation under Article 226 is an exceptional measure, but may be ordered where the material discloses a prima facie case and the scale, complexity and public importance of the allegations require an independent probe to maintain credibility and confidence. On the facts, serious corruption-related allegations, suspected laundering through shell companies, and an unsatisfactory local inquiry justified CBI intervention, and a Commission of Inquiry was not a substitute for criminal investigation. en-us Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 26 Sep 2023 21:27:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309897 The Court held that the State could not decline cooperation with the Union and the CBI merely because a Commission of Inquiry had been constituted or a PIL was pending, since Supreme Court directions on the SIT required full governmental assistance. It also reiterated that a CBI investigation under Article 226 is an exceptional measure, but may be ordered where the material discloses a prima facie case and the scale, complexity and public importance of the allegations require an independent probe to maintain credibility and confidence. On the facts, serious corruption-related allegations, suspected laundering through shell companies, and an unsatisfactory local inquiry justified CBI intervention, and a Commission of Inquiry was not a substitute for criminal investigation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309897