Selection panel headed by PM, CJI to appoint new CBI chief
A 3-member committee, consisting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, will meet on Saturday (May 13) night time to appoint the model new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
As per a report by The Times of India, the meeting will occur instantly at 5 pm. The three-member committee will resolve the future of the prevailing CBI Director Subodh Kumar Jaiswal whose tenure is slated to complete in May 2023.
Given that the single-largest Opposition social gathering in Lok Sabha i.e. Congress does not fulfil the requirements for the place of the Leader of the Opposition, the Modi authorities has reportedly invited the chief of the Congress social gathering in Lok Sabha to affix the selection committee.
The alternative committee for the appointment of Director CBI comprising of PM Modi, CJI Chandrachud and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is meeting instantly to select new Director of CBI or to grant extension to Subodh Jaiswal the current director of CBI .…
— Pradeep Rai (@pradeepraiindia) May 13, 2023
According to The Times of India, the incumbent CBI director may be given an extension for as a lot as 3 years (one yr at a time) in ‘public interest’ as per the amendments made to the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act [pdf] and Central Vigilance Commission Act [pdf] in 2021.
It should be talked about that an current Director of the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) can serve for a most interval of 5 years and a minimal tenure of two years.
Citing sources, The Times of India reported that whereas an extension is on the taking part in playing cards for Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, it should be accredited by the 3-member committee. Interestingly, names of various eligible officers will even be put forward sooner than the selection panel on Saturday (May 13) night time.
CBI registers case in opposition to former NCB officer Sameer Wankhede
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case in opposition to IRS officer Sameer Wankhede and 4 others for demanding a Rs 25 crore bribe in change of not naming Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan throughout the cruise ship drug case.
Reportedly, the earlier Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer had sought a bribe from Shah Rukh Khan to keep up his son out of the case. However, a report by Mint said that Sameer Wankhede had sought Rs 25 crore from the householders of Cordelia ship, the place a drug social gathering was busted by NCB in 2021.
The investigation firm will also be carried out raids at Sameer Wankhede’s residence and totally different places in reference to the bribery case. The CBI carried out searches at his 29 premises in Mumbai, Delhi and Kanpur, amongst others on this regard.
The CBI further alleged that Wankhede, two former NCB officers, and some private staff had already collected Rs 50 lakh of the demanded Rs 25 crore bribe.
