In Brief
Common Cause, a public interest organization, and an RTI activist challenged the interim appointment of M. Nageshwar Rao as CBI Director, contending it violated the procedure under Section 4A of the DSPE Act, 1946, and lacked transparency. The Supreme Court held that the High Powered Selection Committee had authorized the interim appointment by resolution dated 9/10 January 2019, making it lawful. Since a regular Director was subsequently appointed and RTI replies were properly given, the petition's main prayers were satisfied. The Court dismissed the petition, noting it was filed in undue haste without verifying material facts and that any challenge to due process should come from the appointed officer itself through proper legal channels.
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