In Brief
Common Cause, a public interest organization, challenged the appointment of M. Nageshwar Rao as interim CBI Director and sought mandamus to appoint a regular Director following statutory procedure and to ensure transparency in the selection process. The Supreme Court held that the High Powered Selection Committee constituted under Section 4A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946, had authorized the interim appointment through resolution. Since a regular Director was subsequently appointed, the main relief sought was satisfied. The Court dismissed the petition, finding that RTI replies were adequate and the petitioner failed to pursue appellate remedies available under the RTI Act, emphasizing that petitions should not be filed in undue haste without verifying facts."
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