CVC recommends disciplinary action against ex-CBI boss Alok Verma
Explaining the action, the source said that Verma may lose his retirement benefits as per the rules.
Explaining the action, the source said that Verma may lose his retirement benefits as per the rules.
Along with Verma, the personal telephone numbers of his wife, daughter and son-in-law would eventually get placed on the list too, making it a total of 8 numbers from this one family. Two other senior CBI officials, Asthana and A.K. Sharma were also in the list, said The Wire report
Petition filed by NGO Common Cause has challenged the Central government's 10 January order appointing M Nageswara Rao as the interim director of CBI
The NGO contended that the Selection Committee has been completely bypassed by the union government which has arbitrarily, without any jurisdiction, appointed Rao as interim Director on January 10.
"It is clear that after acting as an ambassador, after lobbying for Asthana, doing advocacy for him, the CVC is writing a report which is the entire basis for the committee's decision," said Singhvi.
The decision to remove Verma from the post was taken at the meeting which was held at the residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"Why is the Prime Minister in such a tearing hurry to sack the CBI chief? Why will he not allow the CBI chief to present his case in front of the selection committee? Answer: Rafale," tweeted Gandhi, who, post the apex court verdict, had claimed that the truth of Rafale will destroy Modi.
Hours after re-joining office after nearly two-and-half months, CBI Director Alok Verma on Wednesday revoked most of the transfer orders issued by agency's interim chief M Nageswara Rao.
The apex court on Tuesday reinstated Verma as the agency chief but with a caveat that he will not take any policy decision till a high-level committee goes into the issue afresh.
"Partial victory", say many as Alok Verma has not been given back his full powers; his tenure ends on 31 January
