Central Vigilance Commission forms six member committee to review pending cases

NEW DELHI: The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has formed a six-member committee of experts to review pending cases referred to it by the CBI for sanction of prosecution.

The experts are Sudhir Krishna, CB Paliwal, both retired IAS officer, and Sada Shiv Bajpai, retired IRS officer. Besides them, PK Gupta, former special DG in CPWD, former LIC chairman AK Shukla and Sushama V Dabak have been chosen as experts for the committee.

"Depending upon the nature of the case, a committee consisting of three members including the chairperson (i.e. Vigilance Commissioner) shall examine the CBI recommendation and the tentative views of the Ministry or Department concerned in greater detail.

"Two members of the Committee would be drawn from the panel of experts and one of the Vigilance Commissioners in the Commission would chair the meeting," the Commission said in its order.

In view of the expert committe's recommendation, the CVC would render appropriate advice to the competent authority within 15 days of the meeting, it said.

The tenure of the panel of experts would be for a period of two years from April 1, 2015.

The CVC tenders advice in respect of officers coming under its jurisdiction against whom the Central Bureau of Investigation, after probing the case, has recommended sanction for prosecution. The experts are entitled for an honorarium of Rs 3,000 per day besides fare, transport and accommodation.