HC dismisses pleas challenging CAG's appointment

The Delhi High Court Wednesday dismissed two separate pleas seeking quashing of Shashi Kant Sharma's appointment as Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on grounds of conflict of interest.

A division bench of Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Vibhu Bakhru dismissed the pleas which contended that as the government auditor, Sharma would be judging a number of defence deals that were concluded or cleared when he was defence secretary.

One petition was moved by a group of eminent people who held important positions in the government and the Election Commission while the second plea was filed by a lawyer.

 

They urged the court to direct the government to "frame a transparent selection procedure based on definite criteria" for appointing the CAG.