CBI vs CBI: No important order, said HC to acting chief of the CBI, who filed a case

Three days before the resumption of Supreme Court hearings on the motion of IWC Director Alok Verma, challenging the Government's order of 23 October to send it in leave and deprive him of any responsibility, a new fight rocked the investigation agency Monday. It appeared that IWC Acting Director Nageswara Rao had ordered on 11 November to clbadify Sanjay Bhandari, the chartered accountant, and the income tax authorities.

The Supreme Court ordered Rao to be given on October 26th "that he now, make no political decisions or major decisions and will only perform the routine tasks necessary for the proper functioning of the IWC". The case for which a closure order was issued on November 11 dates back to June 2016 when the CBI detained Bhandari and his two sons, Shreyans and Divyang, as well as nine income tax officials, including SK Mittal, Chief Commissioner, Income Tax, Delhi, for allegedly engaging in corrupt practices. It has been alleged that these income tax officials had used illegal favors, including five-star hotel stays, luxury car travel and air travel, at the expense of Bhandari instead of help her in the cases of her clients.

The case arose from another case registered by the IWC in January 2015 in which Bhandari had been appointed as well as Assistant Commissioner Sallong Yaden. while he allegedly "received" a bribe from Shreyans Bhandari. Rao's decision overturned CBI Director Verma's decision of June 7 in which he refused to close the case and ordered the reopening of the investigation during a visit to Madurai. Rao's decision was made public on November 9, by Praveen Sinha, deputy director of the CBI in Delhi, who said "later during the Madurai visit, the competent authority (Verma) had orally noted from reopen the file "after the closure of the file by the Chennai. anti-corruption office of 13 March.

Ignoring Verma's instructions, Rao's decision stated that "the case was already over on 13-3-2018 .HOB (Department Head) to make a decision accordingly."

Incidentally, Rao was the deputy director in charge of the CBI area in Chennai in March, who had recommended closing the case against Bhandari.Rao moved to IWC headquarters in Delhi in May, before taking up his duties as acting director for the month.

A spokesman for the IWC justified Rao's decision against Verma's instructions, stating that "after investigation and lack of evidence, the decision was made by the previous director." .18 for the closing of the case, the case was subsequently transferred for reconsideration prior to the acting director, and to approve would amount to a political decision contrary to the Supreme Court's directions. the deman of reopening was rejected. "