Additional spectrum case: HC expunges remarks against CBI in special court’s discharge order

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has expunged the adverse and disparaging remarks made against CBI by a special court in its order discharging former telecom secretary Shyamal Ghosh and three telecom firms in the 2002 additional spectrum allocation case. The high court said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the premier investigating agency of the country, and any observation or remark which does not have substantive basis will “demoralise” the entire agency.

“The law as discussed… makes it clear that the function assigned to investigating agency is very sensitive in nature,” Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma said.