Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946
Section 4: Superintendence and administration of Special Police Establishment
(1) The superintendence of the Delhi Special Police Establishment in so far as it relates to investigation of offences alleged to have been committed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (49 of 1988), shall vest in the Commission.
(2) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (1), the superintendence of the said police establishment in all other matters shall vest in the Central Government.
(3) The administration of the said police establishment shall vest in an officer appointed in this behalf by the Central Government (hereinafter referred to as the Director) who shall exercise in respect of that police establishment such of the powers exercisable by an Inspector-General of Police in respect of the police force in a State as the Central Government may specify in this behalf.]
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 4
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The State of West Bengal v. Union of India
Instant suit has been filed by the State of West Bengal against Union of India seeking declaration that registration of cases by the defendant-UOI after withdrawal of Notification u/s. 6 of the DSPE Act by the…
- Vijay Rajmohan v. State Represented by the Inspector of Police, Cbi, Acb, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Alok Kumar Verma v. Union of India & Anr.
- Manohar Lal Sharma v. The Principal Secretary and Ors.
- Centre for Pil & Anr. v. Union of India & Anr.
- M.C.Mehta v. Union of India and Ors.
- Union of India v. Prakash P. Hinduja and Anr.
- Vineet Narain and Ors v. Union of India and Anr.