Parmod KumarNew Delhi, April 21 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the Central government's response on a plea by a Kerala-based advocate challenging the constitutional validity of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, observing that the issues raised by the petitioner were of vital importance.
Issuing notice to the Central government, the National Investigation Agency and the Kerala government, a Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta observed, "Without being a police station, can the NIA register an FIR?"The top court has been approached by a Kerala-based advocate, Mohammed Mubarak AI. He was arrested in December 2022 after the NIA took over the investigation into offences allegedly committed by leaders and mem...