The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict under Article 131 on the Bengal government challenging the decision of the CBI to probe various cases in the state despite the Mamata government withdrawing in 2018 its general consent for the central agency’s investigations. Gavai and Justice Sandeep Mehta reserved the verdict after over two days of hearing on the issue. “It is devastating to say CBI is a police force of the Union government. Article 131 empowers the Supreme Court to adjudicate disputes between the Centre and States or even between two states. It was Mehta’s argument that Article 131 empowers the Supreme Court to adjudicate disputes between Centre and States or with States, but the CBI is an independent investigating agency hence, the petition ought to be dismissed at the threshold.

Source: The Telegraph May 09, 2024 16:31 UTC