Reforming CBI | 14 Aug 2019
Recently, the Chief Justice of India(CJI) has recommended a comprehensive legislation to make the Central Bureau of Investigation functional as an efficient and impartial investigative agency.
- CJI held that legal ambiguity, weak human resource, lack of adequate investment, accountability, and political and administrative interference as the key concerns, that impact the functioning of CBI.
- He also recommended to include public order in concurrent list to address the increasing incidence of inter-State crimes.
- It can be noted that the autonomy of CBI remains a contentious issue and several reforms have been proposed for reforming it.