Supreme Court agrees to hear fresh petition filed by advocate Prashant Bhushan seeking SIT probe against CBI officials

"Totally illegal. Will be Challenged," he had tweeted.After the government order directing the transfer of CBI officials came, Bhushan again took to Twitter questioning the "alacrity" in replacing the entire ACB team investigating the bribery case against Asthana. He said:Bhushan also claimed in a tweet that Verma was asked to go on leave because he was interested in probing the controversial Rafale deal. Bhushan, along with former BJP ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie, he claimed, had filed a complaint — which named Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defence minister Manohar Parrikar — with the agency.The development comes amid Verma's charge that the Centre was undermining his authority and interfering in CBI investigations. The apex court on Wednesday had agreed to hear on 26 October a separate plea filed by Verma challenging the Centre's decision to divest him of powers and send him on leave.After sending Verma and Asthana on forced leave, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) had appointed Rao as the interim chief of the CBI on Wednesday. The decision was made at a time when Verma was at loggerheads with Asthana, who was booked by the investigating agency in an alleged bribery case. Both Verma and Asthana, who is believed to be the "prime minister's favourite", were divested of their roles and responsibilities at the CBI late on Tuesday.Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in a press conference, had also announced that an SIT will  be formed to investigate allegations made by both the officers under the supervision of the Central Vigilance Commission.Follow LIVE updates on CBI row here