vigilance department Archives

Disproportionate assets case against Ex-DGP Thachankary

Kerala HC quashes Govt. Order for further investigation in disproportionate assets case against retired DGP Tomin J. Thachankary; Directs trial to be completed within 6 months

“If the State, whose duty it was to bring the offenders to justice, took sides with an accused and permitted him to dictate the manner in which the investigation against him was to progress, it would be antithetical to the concept of ‘the rule of law’.”

Case Briefs High Courts

CBI not totally exempted from RTI Act; Delhi High Court orders for disclosure of information in AIIMS corruption case

This is not a case where sensitive information has been collected by the CBI and the disclosure of which would be prejudicial for the officers involved. This is also not a case where information is so sensitive that it cannot be shared with the public at large.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi CM House Renovation case: PWD engineers moves Delhi High Court against show cause notice issued by Vigilance Department; Court issues notice

As per reports, the case relates to alleged wasteful expenditure of almost Rs 53 crore on the renovation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s official residence.¹

Case Briefs High Courts

Orissa High Court | Notification exempting Orissa Vigilance Department from the purview of RTI is ultra vires of RTI Act, 2005

Disclosure is the norm and refusal to information, an exception