Delhi High Court declines CBI probe into lawyers' assault, cites alternate remedy

The Delhi High Court issued a judgment declining a petition for a CBI probe into an assault on lawyers at the Bar Council of India, stating that doubts about Delhi Police cannot be raised merely because the BCI Chairman is a ruling-party MP. This matters to citizens as it affects judicial oversight of police investigations and political influence in legal matters.

Citizens affected by the court's decision regarding police investigations and political influence in legal matters

• The Delhi High Court declined a petition seeking a CBI probe into an assault on lawyers at the Bar Council of India.
• The court stated that it cannot doubt Delhi Police merely because the BCI Chairman is a ruling-party MP.
• The court found that the petitioners had an alternate efficacious remedy available to them.
• The court held that the writ jurisdiction of the High Court cannot be invoked for directing the CBI to register an FIR and conduct an investigation.

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