While delivering the 19th D.P. Kohli Memorial Lecture, organised by the CBI, Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana called for an independent umbrella agency with an oversight over agencies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO).
Nature of independent umbrella institution
- This proposed independent umbrella institution will bring various central agencies like the CBI, Enforcement Directorate and the Serious Fraud Investigation Office under one roof.
- This body is required to be created under a statute, clearly defining its powers, functions and jurisdictions. Such a law will also lead to much needed legislative oversight.
- The organisation should be headed by an independent and impartial authority, appointed by a committee akin to the one which appointed the CBI Director.
- Its head could be assisted by deputies having specialisation in different domains. This umbrella organisation will end multiplicity of proceedings.
- As a single incident these days gets investigated by multiple agencies, often leading to dilution of evidence, contradiction indepositions, prolonged incarceration of innocents.
- There should separate and autonomous wings for prosecution and investigation, to ensure total independence.
(Source: The Hindu)
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