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22/09/22 05:32 AM IST

Bengal assembly passes resolution against CBI & ED

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  •  The West Bengal Assembly recently became the first state to pass a resolution against the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and other federal agencies.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
  • It functions under the Department of Personnel, Ministry of Personnel, Pension & Public Grievances of the Government of India.
  • It is not a statutory body; it derives its powers from the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.
  • It works under the supervision of the CVC (Central Vigilance Commission) in matters of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
  • Supreme Court in Vineet Narain & Others vs Union Of India & Anr, 1977: Fixed the tenure of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director at two years, gave statutory status to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).
  • A panel headed by the CVC and including top secretaries to the Union government would draw up a panel from which the Director of the ED would be selected.
  • The Lokpal Act, 2013: It laid down that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director should be chosen, unanimously or by majority vote, by a search committee headed by the Prime Minister and also comprising the Leader of Opposition and the CJI or his representative, from a list of candidates drawn up by the Home Ministry and examined by the Department of Personnel and Training. 
ED 
  • The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is a multi-disciplinary organization mandated with investigation of offences of money laundering and violations of foreign exchange laws.
  • It functions under the Department of Revenue of the Ministry of Finance.
  • As a premier financial investigation agency of the Government of India, the Enforcement Directorate functions in strict compliance with the Constitution and Laws of India.
Historical Background 
  • The origin of this Directorate goes back to 1st May, 1956, when an ‘Enforcement Unit’ was formed in the Department of Economic Affairs for handling Exchange Control Laws violations under Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA), 1947.
  • It was headquartered in Delhi, headed by a Legal Service Officer as the Director of Enforcement.
  • It had two branches – at Bombay and Calcutta.
  • In the year 1957, this Unit was renamed as ‘Enforcement Directorate’, and another branch was opened at Madras (now Chennai).
  • In 1960, the administrative control of the Directorate was transferred from the Department of Economic Affairs to the Department of Revenue
Source- The print 

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