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VOL. 7, ISSUE 6 (2021)
Single directive and investigation of bureaucratic corruption
Authors
Isha Mehta
Abstract
The law is equally applicable to all. Just like any other individual, a public servant committing an offence must face prosecution. Public servants on account of their role in State affairs and the duties/responsibilities that ensue public servants stand on a different footing and require protection as against any attack leveled on them in discharge of their official duties. In order to ensure this concept of Single directive comes into light. It specified that as a primary condition before starting any investigation against officers of the Government above a certain level prior sanction of the designated authority is required to take action against them. Since its inception, the ‘Single Directive’ in its fight against corruption has been facing the wrath of judiciary primarily because of the reason that it perpetuated undesirable interference on the part of government in investigating corrupt public servants. Discourse of series of legislative, executive and judicial events, which led to the evolution of single directive from 1969 to 2018, are elaborated in this research paper.
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Pages:77-84
How to cite this article:
Isha Mehta "Single directive and investigation of bureaucratic corruption ". International Journal of Law, Vol 7, Issue 6, 2021, Pages 77-84
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