The Director General Commissioner to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption vs. Sivapadham Sadhananthan – CA PHC APN 0069/23-2024

In the case between The Director General, Commissioner to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption (Petitioner) and Sivapadham Sadhananthan (Respondent), the court considered whether criminal proceedings under the CIABOC Act and Bribery Act were properly instituted, with particular attention to whether a directive authorizing the investigation must be signed by all commissioners. It was held that neither statute requires such a directive to be co-signed, and that the High Court is obligated to accept the indictment as properly constituted. The prior High Court order was set aside, and the court directed that the trial proceed in accordance with the established legal framework, reaffirming the principle that procedural strictness under the relevant statutes should not obstruct the