CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Central Government shall appoint the Director of CBI on the recommendation of a three-member committee consisting of the Prime Minister as Chairperson, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India or Judge of the Supreme Court nominated by him.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 2014, the Lokpal Act provided a committee for the appointment of the CBI Director. The appointment committee consists of the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition/ Leader of the single largest opposition party and Chief Justice of India/ a Supreme Court Judge.

Detailed explanation-3: -New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has, based on the panel recommended by the Committee, approved the appointment of Subodh Kumar Jaiswal as the new director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday.

Detailed explanation-4: -The CBI was established as the Special Police Establishment in 1941, to investigate cases of corruption in the procurement during the Second World War. Later, the Santhanam Committee on Prevention of Corruption recommended the establishment of the CBI.

Detailed explanation-5: -An order passed by the department of revenue stated that “the appointments committee of cabinet has approved the extension of Sanjay Kumar Mishra as Director of Enforcement in the ED for a period of one year beyond November 18, 2022, i.e. November 18, 2023 or until further orders, whichever is earlier”.