New Delhi, April 6 -- The Delhi High Court has set aside the Lokpal's direction ordering a CBI investigation against a senior DRI officer, holding that the decision was passed without any supporting material or proper reasoning.

The Court made it clear that merely having the power to order an investigation does not allow authorities to act arbitrarily or without evidence.

In its judgement dated April 6, 2026, a Division Bench of Justice Vivek Chaudhary and Justice Renu Bhatnagar ruled that the Lokpal failed to show any valid basis for proceeding against the petitioner. The Court quashed the Lokpal's order of July 24, 2025, insofar as it related to him.

The case arose from a complaint alleging corruption and misuse of office against the...