SC rejects Anil Deshmukh plea against CBI enquiry into Param Bir Singh’s allegations

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Supreme Court has dismissed plea filed by former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh challenging the Bombay High Court order directing a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into allegations of corruption levelled against the Deshmukh by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh.

The apex court said the nature of allegations and persons involved in the case related to the sensational claim of Param Bir Singh against Deshmukh required investigation by an “independent agency”.

“Nature of allegation, personas involved require investigation by independent agency,” observed a bench of Justices S K Kaul and Hemant Gupta.

It is only a preliminary enquiry, nothing is wrong in it when serious allegations are made by a senior officer against a senior minister, the bench said when counsel for Deshmukh alleged that oral allegations were made without any substance and CBI probe was ordered without hearing him.

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Supreme Court has dismissed plea filed by former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh challenging the Bombay High Court order directing a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into allegations of corruption levelled against the Deshmukh by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh.

The apex court said the nature of allegations and persons involved in the case related to the sensational claim of Param Bir Singh against Deshmukh required investigation by an “independent agency”.

“Nature of allegation, personas involved require investigation by independent agency,” observed a bench of Justices S K Kaul and Hemant Gupta.

It is only a preliminary enquiry, nothing is wrong in it when serious allegations are made by a senior officer against a senior minister, the bench said when counsel for Deshmukh alleged that oral allegations were made without any substance and CBI probe was ordered without hearing him.