The Central Bureau of Investigation should be an autonomous body reporting only to parliament, the Madras High Court said on Tuesday. Batting for the autonomy and independence of the central agency, which according to the opposition has become a political tool in the hands of the BJP-led Central government, the court said: “The CBI should have autonomy as that of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, who is only accountable to Parliament”.
In its 12-point instructions overhauling the current system, the court said, “This order is an attempt to release the “Caged Parrot (CBI)”.
A “caged parrot” was how the Supreme Court had described the agency during a hearing of the Coalfield allocation cases in 2013. That time, the BJP, which was in the opposition, accused the agency of being controlled by the Congress-led government.
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