Overview
- The bench of Chief Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran dismissed the CBI’s interlocutory plea for a preliminary inquiry, so no central probe will begin now.
- The court questioned the agency’s role in politically sensitive matters, asking why its machinery is used for “political battles.”
- Counsel for the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha argued the High Court wrongly made the CBI the first investigator in what are service-law disputes lacking proof of criminality.
- Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, for the CBI, maintained that serious irregularities occurred and said the agency intervenes when an offence exists.
- The case traces to a PIL and a September 2024 High Court order citing involvement of senior figures, with allegations tied to 2003–2007 appointments reviewed by a 2018 commission that made 30 recommendations and prompted some administrative action.