Centre’s refusal to grant autonomy to the CBI is untenable

The government's reluctance to give freedom to the CBI to investigate senior bureaucrats, especially those suspected to be involved in the Coalgate scandal, bespeaks a fear of public accountability. In a submission before a Supreme Court bench, the Centre stood its ground that the CBI could not be given the power to proceed against officers of the rank of joint secretary and above.

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