The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 16) set aside the Allahabad High Court's ruling , which directed a CBI enquiry into alleged irregularities in the recruitment process for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and Assembly secretariats.

A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi reiterated that CBI investigations are an extraordinary measure, justified only in rare circumstances such as where State agencies are compromised, fundamental rights are at stake, or issues of national importance arise. Recruitment disputes, the Court noted, do not ordinarily cross this threshold unless it shakes the Court's conscience.

“The Court may exercise such discretion, where the incident may have national or international ramifications and with intent to do complete justice or for enfor

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