In the wake of the ongoing crisis faced by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Andhra Pradesh government has withdrawn its consent to allow the Bureau and its officers to exercise jurisdiction in the state..A Government Order to this effect was passed on November 8. On August 3 this year, the state government had given its general consent to the CBI to exercise its powers and jurisdiction in the state..However, the same has now been revoked as per Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946, the legislation that gives the CBI its power to investigate cases..Section 6 of the Act states:.“6. Consent of State Government to exercise of powers and jurisdiction.—Nothing contained in section 5 shall be deemed to enable any member of the Delhi Special Police Establishment to exercise powers and jurisdiction in any area in a State, not being a Union territory or railway area], without the consent of the Government of that State.”.Read the Government Order:
In the wake of the ongoing crisis faced by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Andhra Pradesh government has withdrawn its consent to allow the Bureau and its officers to exercise jurisdiction in the state..A Government Order to this effect was passed on November 8. On August 3 this year, the state government had given its general consent to the CBI to exercise its powers and jurisdiction in the state..However, the same has now been revoked as per Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946, the legislation that gives the CBI its power to investigate cases..Section 6 of the Act states:.“6. Consent of State Government to exercise of powers and jurisdiction.—Nothing contained in section 5 shall be deemed to enable any member of the Delhi Special Police Establishment to exercise powers and jurisdiction in any area in a State, not being a Union territory or railway area], without the consent of the Government of that State.”.Read the Government Order: