A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai, heading a bench comprising Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice NV Anjaria, said there was no irregularity if the SIT entrusted certain tasks to another officer under the overall supervision of the CBI Director.
The Central government, on Wednesday, extended by a year the tenure of CBI Director Praveen Sood as no consensus on his successor could be reached.
Jaiswal, who is currently the Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force, was considered the front runner for the post.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday appointed retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rina Mitra, who was among the top contenders for the post of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director, as the principal internal security advisor to the state government.
Shukla's first task as Director will be to handle the ongoing confrontation between the CBI and the government of West Bengal led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Mallikarjun Kharge, the Congress party leader in the Lok Sabha, accused the Centre of the delay in the appointment of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director.
Sikri’s recusal comes days after Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi recused himself citing that he was a part of the committee formed to select the next CBI director.
Verma came to the CVC office around 1 pm and met Chowdary and Vigilance Commissioner Sharad Kumar, they said, without citing any other details.
Supreme Court on Friday refused to direct the Centre to place before it the minutes of the meeting of a high-powered…
Supreme Court on Friday refused to direct the Centre to place before it the minutes of the meeting of a high-powered…
