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Plea on Nageswara Rao's appointment: CJI Ranjan Gogoi recuses himself from hearing, says he is on panel to pick new CBI chief
Fp Staff •The petition challenging Rao's appointment, filed by NGO Common Cause and RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj, has sought laying down of specific mechanisms to ensure transparency in the process of appointment of CBI director.
Supreme Court admits plea challenging M Nageswara Rao's appointment as CBI chief; posts matter for next week
Fp Staff •The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea challenging the appointment of M Nageshwar Rao as interim director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The matter will be heard next week.
Supreme Court likely to pronounce judgment on Alok Verma's plea today; CBI chief challenged govt order sending him on leave
•The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Tuesday its verdict on CBI Director Alok Verma's plea against the Centre's decision to divest him of powers and sending him on leave.
CBI vs CBI: Supreme Court to pronounce verdict tomorrow on Alok Verma's plea against decision to send him on leave
•The Supreme Court had reserved the judgment after hearing arguments on behalf of Verma, the Centre, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and others.
Supreme Court gives relief to Rakesh Asthana, dismisses curative petition challenging his appointment as CBI special director
•The NGO in its petition had challenged Rakesh Asthana's appointment, saying it was illegal as his name had surfaced in a diary recovered during a raid.
CBI vs CBI: Alok Verma submits response on findings of CVC's preliminary probe in sealed cover to Supreme Court
•CBI director Alok Kumar Verma on Monday filed in the Supreme Court his response on the findings of the CVC's preliminary probe report on corruption charges against him
CBI vs CBI: No clean chit for Alok Verma, but Supreme Court tells CVC to handover report to CBI director; next hearing on 20 Nov
Fp Staff •The Supreme Court hearing in the CBI director Alok Verma's case began with Justice AK Patnaik (retired judge heading the three-team CVC investigating panel) filing a 50-page report which noted that a few charges need further investigation.
Supreme Court to hear CBI director Alok Verma's plea challenging divestment of duties today at 11.30 am
•The court had issued notices to the Centre, CBI, CVC, special CBI director Rakesh Asthana, Verma and Rao asking them to respond to it by 12 November. The CVC had on 12 November filed in the apex court its preliminary enquiry report.
SC dissatisfied with Centre's lack of action for Lokpal search committee, asks for fresh affidavit with relevant details
•The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction over the Centre's response on the appointment of search committee members for a Lokpal.
Lokpal appointment: Supreme Court orders Centre to file affidavit in 10 days detailing time frame, steps taken
Fp Staff •The Supreme Court scheduled the next hearing on the Lokpal's appointment for 7 July.