Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation

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Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation
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Incumbent
Praveen Sood, IPS
since 23 May 2023 (2023-05-23)
Central Bureau of Investigation
Reports to Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(or the Prime Minister )
Seat CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
AppointerThe Government of India
(with recommendations from the Prime Minister, Lok Sabha Opposition leader [a] and the Chief Justice of India [b] )
Term length Two years
Renewable thrice (one year each)
Constituting instrument The Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946
Precursor Inspector-General of the Delhi Special Police Establishment
Formation1 April 1963;62 years ago (1963-04-01)
First holderD. P. Kohli, IPS
Website www.cbi.gov.in

The director of the Central Bureau of Investigation is the head of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), an Indian federal crime investigating agency, who is responsible for its day-to-day operations. The CBI is the agency within the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, under the Government of India. The director reports to the Minister concerned.

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The current CBI director is Praveen Sood, who has held his position since 25 May 2023.

Term of office

The term for the director of CBI is initially fixed for two years. The director is appointed by the Union Government on the advice and consent from the Appointment Committee, as per the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DPSE) Act, 1946, and amended through the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) Act, 2003 and The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013. The term can be renewed by the Committee up to one year with not more than three years of extension. [1]

Appointment

The Appointment Committee appoints the director from the list nominated by the Selection Committee team. The team consists of the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (ex-officio chairperson), two members of the Central Vigilance Commission, the Home Secretary, and the Personnel Secretary of India. The director must be a senior Indian Police Service officer and in the rank of Director General of Police (DGP). [1]

After that, the Appointment Committee will select the name from the list. The committee consist of the Prime Minister of India (as chairperson), the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha (or the leader of single largest opposition party, as amended by DSPE (Amendment) Act, 2014 during the Modi government) and the Chief Justice of India (or a Supreme Court Judge nominated by him). [2]

Responsibility

As head of the agency, the director supervises all the work in the CBI and is responsible for the constitution of investigating teams for probing cases. The Selection Committee consults with the director before the appointment committee for the appointments to the other officers in the CBI, with the rank of a superintendent or above. [3] [4]

Dismissals

The Government can dismiss the director through the recommendations of the same Appointment Committee. D. Sen was removed after charges were made against him for the misuse of power during the emergency period declared by Indira Gandhi, as per the report made by Shah Commission. [5] [6]

In September 2018, director Alok Verma's deputy Rakesh Asthana filed a complaint against him in Central Vigilance Commission. Verma charged Asthana with bribery charges. Later, Narendra Modi's government asked both of them "on forced leave" and appointed Mannem Nageswara Rao for an interim period. The Supreme Court of India, in January 2019, reinstated Verma as the director. But after a few days, the committee, with a 2:1 vote, decided to remove Verma from office. Modi and Supreme Court judge Arjan Kumar Sikri consented in favor, while Congress leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge dissented. [7]

List of the directors

No.Name of the
director		Start of tenureEnd of tenureDuration of
service		Prime Minister
during appointment		Ref.
1. D. P. Kohli 1 April 196331 May 19685 years, 60 days Jawaharlal Nehru [8]
2. F. V. Arul 31 May 19686 May 19712 years, 340 days Indira Gandhi [9]
3.D. Sen6 May 197129 March 19775 years, 327 days
4.S. N. Mathur29 March 19772 May 197734 days Morarji Desai
5.C. V. Narsimhan2 May 197725 November 1977207 days
6.John Lobo25 November 197730 June 19791 year, 217 days
7.R. D. Singh30 June 197924 January 1980208 days
8.J. S. Bajwa24 January 198028 February 19855 years, 35 daysIndira Gandhi
9.M. G. Katre28 February 198531 October 19894 years, 245 days Rajiv Gandhi
10.A. P. Mukherjee31 October 198911 January 1990106 days
-R. Shekar
(acting)		11 January 199014 February 199034 days V. P. Singh
-Vijay Karan
(acting)		14 February 19901 day
11.S. K. Dutta14 February 199031 July 19933 years, 167 days
12. K. Vijayarama Rao 31 July 199331 July 19963 years, 0 days P. V. Narasimha Rao [10]
13. Joginder Singh 31 July 199630 June 1997334 days H. D. Deve Gowda
14.R. C. Sharma30 June 199731 January 1998215 days I. K. Gujral
- D. R. Karthikeyan
(acting)		31 January 199831 March 199859 days Atal Bihari Vajpayee
-T. N. Mishra
(acting)		31 March 19984 January 1999279 days
15. R. K. Raghavan 4 January 19991 April 20012 years, 87 days
16. P. C. Sharma 1 April 20016 December 20032 years, 249 days
17.U. S. Misra6 December 20036 December 20052 years, 0 days
18.Vijay Shanker Tiwari12 December 200531 July 20082 years, 232 days Manmohan Singh
19. Ashwani Kumar 2 August 200830 November 20102 years, 120 days
20. A P Singh 30 November 201030 November 20122 years, 0 days [11]
21. Ranjit Sinha 3 December 20122 December 20141 year, 364 days [12]
22. Anil Sinha 3 December 20142 December 20161 year, 365 days Narendra Modi [13]
- Rakesh Asthana
(interim)		3 December 2016 [c] 1 February 201760 days [14]
23. Alok Verma 1 February 20171 February 2019 [d] 2 years, 0 days [16] [17]
- M. Nageswara Rao
(interim)		24 October 2018 [d] 10 January 201974 days [18]
24. Rishi Kumar Shukla 2 February 20192 February 20212 years, 0 days [19]
-Praveen Sinha
(interim)		2 February 202125 May 2021112 days [20]
25. Subodh Kumar Jaiswal 25 May 202125 May 20232 years, 0 days [21]
26. Praveen Sood 25 May 2023Incumbent2 years, 76 days [22]

Notes

  1. ↑ If there are no official opposition in the Lok Sabha, then the leader of the single largest opposition will be there.
  2. ↑ If the Chief Justice is unavailable then a senior judge of the Supreme Court of India nominated by him will be there.
  3. ↑ As Additional Charge, while serving as additional director in CBI.
  4. 1 2 Rao was appointed as interim director when Special Director Asthana and Director Verma were asked to take leave by the Union Government, when both of them faced allegations against each other. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003" (PDF). www.indiacode.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  2. ↑ "CBI Leadership Meet: PM Modi Chairs Panel to Select Next CBI Director". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  3. ↑ Livemint (2025-03-05). "Cabinet committee approves key appointments: Ashwin Shenvi, Sudha Singh, and Ashok Kumar to join CBI as joint directors | Today News". mint. Archived from the original on 2025-04-10. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  4. ↑ "WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 984 OF 2016" (PDF). www.commoncause.in. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  5. ↑ "The dark night returns?". theweek.in. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  6. ↑ "Post-Emergency, CBI experiences inexplicable growth in finance, manpower". India Today. 2015-01-23. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  7. ↑ Saberin, Zeenat. "India's CBI chief fired 48 hours after being reinstated by court". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  8. ↑ "CBI to celebrate its Golden Jubilee amidst criticism of misuse". www.business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  9. ↑ "An officer and a gentleman". Frontline. 2006-07-13. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  10. ↑ PTI (2023-03-14). "CBI condoles demise of its former Director K. Vijaya Rama Rao". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  11. ↑ "SHRI AMAR PRATAP SINGH RELINQUISHES CHARGE AS DIRECTOR, CBI ON COMPLETION OF HIS TENURE". Central Bureau of Investigation . 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  12. ↑ Ranjan, Abhinav (2021-04-16). "Former CBI director Ranjit Sinha passes away". India TV News. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  13. ↑ "1979-batch IPS officer Anil Kumar Sinha takes over as the new CBI chief". The Indian Express. 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  14. ↑ "Special director Rakesh Asthana moved out of CBI". The Indian Express. 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  15. ↑ "Alok Verma vs Rakesh Asthana: The story so far on the feud within CBI". The Hindu. 2018-10-25. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  16. ↑ "From CBI chief to former CBI chief: What happened to Alok Verma in 48 hours". The Economic Times. 2019-01-10. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  17. ↑ "Alok Verma Still Chief, Says CBI Day Before Top Court Hears His Petition". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  18. ↑ "Nageswara Rao ousted as CBI additional director, posted as DG Fire Services". The Indian Express. 2019-07-06. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  19. ↑ "Former Madhya Pradesh Police Chief Rishi Kumar Shukla Is New CBI Boss". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  20. ↑ Langa, Mahesh (2021-02-03). "Praveen Sinha takes over as CBI interim chief". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  21. ↑ "Subodh Kumar Jaiswal Biography: All you need to know about the new CBI Director". Financialexpress. 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
  22. ↑ "Praveen Sood may get 1-year extension after no consensus on CBI chief's successor". India Today. 2025-05-05. Retrieved 2025-05-11.
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