The ‘Single Directive’, which required government permission for the investigating agency to initiate a preliminary inquiry against an official at the level of joint secretary and above, was struck down by the Supreme Court on the basis that it violated the constitutional principle of

The ‘Single Directive’, which required government permission for the investigating agency to initiate a preliminary inquiry against an official at the level of joint secretary and above, was struck down by the Supreme Court on the basis that it violated the constitutional principle of


The ‘Single Directive’, which required government permission for the investigating agency to initiate a preliminary inquiry against an official at the level of joint secretary and above, was struck down by the Supreme Court on the basis that it violated the constitutional principle of

a) Equality before the law
b) Personal liberty
c) Freedom of speech and expression
d) Abolition of Untouchability
Answer: B.