Why CBI does good job when there are no political overtones to case: CJI Gogoi
New Delhi, Aug 13: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi on Tuesday mentioned several shortcomings of the CBI and said the agency has not been able to meet the standards of judicial scrutiny in a number of high-profile and politically sensitive cases.
He was speaking at the 18th edition of the DP Kohli memorial lecture in the national capital.
"Why is that whenever there are no political overtones to the case, the CBI does a good job. A reverse situation led to the celebrated case of Vineet Narain vs UoI, wherein the SC, expressing concern at the state of affairs, laid down explicit guidelines for protecting the integrity of the force," CJI Gogoi said.
Gogoi minced no words in pointing out the flaws and strengths of the CBI and offered advice for the way forward.
"True,
in
a
number
of
high-profile
and
politically
sensitive
cases,
the
agency
has
not
been
able
to
meet
the
standards
of
judicial
scrutiny.
Equally
true
it
is
that
such
lapses
may
not
have
happened
infrequently,"
he
said.
Such
instances
reflect
systemic
issues
and
indicate
a
deep
mismatch
between
institutional
aspirations,
organisational
design,
working
culture,
and
governing
politics,
he
said.