law: The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003 
  Chapter III Functions
  
  and Powers of the Central Vigilance Commission
  8. Functions and
  
  powers of Central Vigilance Commission.- 
  1.  
  
    The
  
  functions and powers of the Commission shall be to
  a.  
  
    exercise
  
  superintendence over the functioning of the Delhi Special Police Establishment
  
  in so far as it relates to the investigation of offences alleged to have been
  
  committed under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 or an offence with which
  
  a public servant specified in sub-section (2) may, under the Code of Criminal
  
  Procedure, 1973, be charged at the same trial;
  b.  
  
    give
  
  directions to the Delhi Special Police Establishment for the purpose of
  
  discharging the responsibility entrusted to it under sub-section (1) of section
  
  4 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946:
  Provided that while exercising the powers of
  
  superintendence under clause (a) or giving directions under this clause, the
  
  Commission shall not exercise powers in such a manner so as to require the
  
  Delhi Special Police Establishment to investigate or dispose of any case in a
  
  particular manner;
  a.  
  
  
  b.  
  
  
  c.  
  
    inquire
  
  or cause an inquiry or investigation to be made on a reference made by the
  
  Central Government wherein it is alleged that a public servant being an
  
  employee of the Central Government or a corporation established by or under any
  
  Central Act, Government company, society and any local authority owned or
  
  controlled by that Government, has committed an offence under the Prevention of
  
  Corruption Act, 1988 or an offence with which a public servant may, under the Code
  
  of Criminal Procedure, 1973, be charged at the same trial;
  d.  
  
    inquire
  
  or cause an inquiry or investigation to be made into any complaint against any
  
  official belonging to such category of officials specified in sub-section (2)
  
  wherein it is alleged that he has committed an offence under the Prevention of
  
  Corruption Act, 1988 and an offence with which a public servant specified in
  
  subsection (2) may, under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, be charged at
  
  the same trial;
  e.  
  
    review
  
  the progress of investigations conducted by the Delhi Special Police
  
  Establishment into offences alleged to have been committed under the Prevention
  
  of Corruption Act, 1988 or the public servant may, under the Code of Criminal
  
  Procedure, 1973, be charged at the same trial;
  f.  
  
    review
  
  the progress of applications pending with the competent authorities for
  
  sanction of prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988;
  g.  
  
  
  
    tender
  
  advice to the Central Government, corporations established by or under any
  
  Central Act, Government companies, societies and local authorities owned or
  
  controlled by the Central Government on such matters as may be referred to it
  
  by that Government, said Government companies, societies and local authorities
  
  owned or controlled by the Central Government or otherwise;
  h.  
  
    exercise
  
  superintendence over the vigilance administration of the various Ministries of
  
  the Central Government or corporations established by or under any Central Act,
  
  Government companies, societies and local authorities owned or controlled by
  
  that Government:
  Provided that nothing contained in this
  
  clause shall be deemed to authorize the Commission to exercise superintendence
  
  over the Vigilance administration in a manner not consistent with the
  
  directions relating to vigilance matters issued by the Government and to confer
  
  power upon the Commission to issue directions relating to any policy matters;
  1.  
  
  
  2.  
  
  
  
    The
  
  persons referred to in clause (d) of sub-section (1) are as follows:-
  a.  
  
    members
  
  of All-India Services serving in connection with the affairs of the Union and
  
  Group ‘A’ officers of the Central Government;
  b.  
  
    such
  
  level of officers of the corporations established by or under any Central Act,
  
  Government companies, societies and other local authorities, owned or
  
  controlled by the Central Government, as that Government may, by notification
  
  in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf:
  Provided that till such time a notification
  
  is issued under this clause, all officers of the said corporations, companies,
  
  societies and local authorities shall be deemed to be the persons referred to
  
  in clause (d) of sub-section (1).