Alok Kumar Verma vs Union of India

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2019 Supreme(SC) 24

RANJAN GOGOI, SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, K. M. JOSEPH
Alok Kumar Verma – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Fali S. Nariman, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde, Sr. Adv. Mr. Subhash C. Sharma, Adv. Mr. Vishwajit Singh, AOR Mr. Pankaj Singh, Adv. Ms. Ridhima Singh, Adv. Mr. Prashant Bhushan, AOR.
Mr. K.K. Venugopal, AG Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG, for Union of India; Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG Ms. Tatini Basu, AOR Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv. Mr. Kanu Agrawal, Adv. Mr. Manan Popli, Adv. Mr. Ranvijay Singh, Adv., for the CVC; Mr. P.S. Narasimha, ASG Mr. Sachin Sharma, Adv. Mr. V.C. Shukla, Adv. Mr. Rahul Tanwani, Adv. Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, Adv. (AOR), for the CBI; Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. Mr. A. Sharan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Amit Anand Tiwari, Adv. Ms. Shakun Sharma, Adv. Ms. Mary Mitzy, Adv. Ms. Harshal Gupta, Adv. Mr. Shashwat Singh, Adv., for the R-4; Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv.Mr. Devadatt Kamat, Adv. Mr. Nizam Pasha, Adv. Mr. Varun Chopra, Adv. Mr. Rajesh Inamdar, Adv. Mr. Javedur Rahman, Adv. Mr. Aditya Bhat, Adv. Ms. Aisha Singh, Adv. Mr. Ashwin G. Raj, Adv. Mr. Gautam Talukdar, Adv. (in I.A No. 161095, 161098 of 2018); Ms. Nupur Kumar, Adv. Ms. Priyansha Indra Sharma, Adv. Mr. Darpan Sachdeva, Adv., Mr. Sunil Fernandes, Adv. (AOR), Dr. Rajeev Dhavan, Sr. Adv, (in I.A No. 157829, 157831, 165506, 165507of 2018); Ms. Indira Jaising, Sr. Adv, Mr. Sunil Fernandes, Adv. (AOR) Ms. Nupur Kumar, Adv. Ms. Priyansha Indra Sharma, Adv. Mr. Darpan Sachdeva, Adv. Mr. Paras Nath Singh, Adv.(in I.A. No. 165754, 165756 of 2018)

JUDGMENT :

Ranjan Gogoi, CJI.

1. That the Rule of law is the bedrock of democracy would hardly require any reiteration. However firmly entrenched the principle may be, it gets tested in a myriad of situations that confronts the courts from time to time. The present is one such occasion.

2. On 23rd October, 2018, the Central Vigilance Commission (hereinafter referred to as “CVC”) passed an order divesting Shri Alok Kumar Verma, Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (hereinafter referred to as “CBI”) of the powers, functions, duties, supervisory role, etc. vested in him as the Director of the CBI. The exercise of said power by the aforesaid order dated 23rd October, 2018, signed by the Central Vigilance Commissioner and two other Vigilance Commissioners holding office, is stated to be under Section 8(1)(a) and 8(1)(b) of the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as “the CVC Act”) read with Section 4(1) of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 (hereinafter referred to as “DSPE Act”). The divestment of Shri Alok Kumar Verma, Director, CBI of his functions, powers, duties and supervisory role, specifically, is in respect of all cases already registe

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2019 Supreme(SC) 24

RANJAN GOGOI, SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, K. M. JOSEPHAlok Kumar Verma – AppellantVersusUnion of India – Respondent

Cases Referred (4)

RANJAN GOGOI, SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, K. M. JOSEPH
Alok Kumar Verma – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent