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Who appoints CBI director?

Till 2014, the CBI Director was appointed on the basis of the DSPE Act, 1946. In 2014, the Lokpal Act provided a committee for the appointment of... View Article

Who is the head of CBI?

Shri Subodh Kumar Jaiswal is the present head of CBI. The CBI is headed by a Director, an IPS officer with the rank of Director General of... View Article

Is CBI a statutory body?

CBI is not a statutory body, it derives its powers from the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946. It was established in 1941 as the... View Article

What type of body is CIC?

CIC is a statutory body. It was established by the Central Government in 2005, under the provisions of the Right to Information Act (2005). It is... View Article

What are CIC and IC?

CIC refers to Chief Information Commissioner and IC refers to other Information Commissioners. The commissioners are appointed by the President... View Article

Who appoints CIC?

Chief Information Commissioner(CIC) is appointed by the President on the recommendation of a committee consisting of the Prime Minister as... View Article

What is the role of CIC?

Role of CIC: Power to order inquiry if there are reasonable grounds. Receive and inquire into a complaint from any person: Who has not received... View Article

Is NHRC a statutory body?

Yes, NHRC is a statutory body. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India was established on 12 October 1993. It is established under... View Article