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West Bengal Govt restores general consent to CBI

By IndianMandarins- 09 Jun 2026

KOLKATA (09.06.2026): In a major policy shift from TMC-era decision, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has restored the general sanction for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). On June 8, 2026, the BJP government issued a notification restoring general consent under Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.

Under the DSPE Act, the federal agency requires the consent of the state government to conduct an investigation within its jurisdiction. In the absence of such a “general consent”, the CBI has to send specific case-wise requests to the state government to carry out investigations. The previous TMC government in the state blocked the CBI on November 16, 2018, and even fought a pitched battle in the Supreme Court on the issue. In July 2024, the SC ruled that the original suit filed by the West Bengal government challenging the jurisdiction of CBI within the state was maintainable.