https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=784954 Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was considered for constitutional validity, with one view treating the prior-approval bar on preliminary enquiry as arbitrary and lacking neutrality, and another view upholding it as a valid safeguard confined to official decisions and recommendations. On the related question of construction, one view held that the approval mechanism must be harmonised with an independent screening process through the Lokpal or Lokayukta, while the other rejected any judicial insertion of those authorities into the text. No single majority determination emerged, and the matter was directed for fresh consideration by an appropriate Bench. en-us Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:55:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=784954 Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was considered for constitutional validity, with one view treating the prior-approval bar on preliminary enquiry as arbitrary and lacking neutrality, and another view upholding it as a valid safeguard confined to official decisions and recommendations. On the related question of construction, one view held that the approval mechanism must be harmonised with an independent screening process through the Lokpal or Lokayukta, while the other rejected any judicial insertion of those authorities into the text. No single majority determination emerged, and the matter was directed for fresh consideration by an appropriate Bench. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=784954