The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking to make country's intelligence agencies accountable to Parliament. The court said this may create a dent in national security. A bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra and Shiva Kirti Singh rejected the PIL filed by an NGO, Centre for Public Interest Litigation in this regard.<br/><br/>The NGO's petition had sought directions from the court for parliamentary oversight and financial auditing of Research and Analysis Wing , Intelligence Bureau and National Technical Research Organisation by CAG like in western countries. The NGO had submitted that the agencies were being misused for political purposes.
News On AIR | February 23, 2016 2:00 PM
SC dismisses plea seeking to make country's intelligence agencies accountable to Parliament