The Centre decided to give functional autonomy to CBI and approved the proposal for constitution of a panel of retired judges to oversee the investigations under taken by the agency on 27th June.
The meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh considered the recommendations of the Group of Ministers (GoM) and approved them. The GoM is understood to have recommended constitution of a panel of retired judges which would monitor the investigations undertaken by the agency to ensure that CBI probes remain free from any influence.
The CBI Director in future is to be appointed through a collegium which will include the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. The GoM had also suggested increasing the financial powers of the CBI Director. Sources pointed out that the GoM’s recommendations were not made public on 27th June since they would be part of the government’s affidavit to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is likely to hear the case on July 10. The government would also inform the apex court about the pending Lokpal Bill in Rajya Sabha.
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