Plea against interim CBI chief: Justice AK Sikri recuses himself
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Jan 24, 2019, 11:52 ISTHighlights
- Rao was made the interim CBI director after the selection committee removed Alok Verma as chief of the probe agency on charges of corruption and dereliction of duty.
- The NGO, in its petition filed through lawyer Prashant Bhushan, has sought laying down of specific mechanisms to ensure transparency in the process of appointment of CBI director.
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Justice AK Sikri on Thursday recused himself from hearing a plea filed by NGO 'Common Cause' challenging M Nageshwar Rao’s appointment as the interim CBI director.
The case will be heard by another bench on Friday.
Rao was made the interim CBI director after the selection committee removed Alok Verma as chief of the probe agency on charges of corruption and dereliction of duty.
The NGO, in its petition filed through lawyer Prashant Bhushan, has sought laying down of specific mechanisms to ensure transparency in the process of appointment of CBI director.
Earlier on January 21, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi had recused himself from hearing the plea challenging the government's January 10 order appointing M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI director, saying he would be taking part in the meeting to select the CBI director on January 24.
The high-powered selection committee, comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the CJI and the Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, is set to meet today to appoint new CBI director.
The post of CBI director is lying vacant ever since the government removed Alok Verma and appointed additional director Rao as interim chief till the appointment of a new director.
The case will be heard by another bench on Friday.
Rao was made the interim CBI director after the selection committee removed Alok Verma as chief of the probe agency on charges of corruption and dereliction of duty.
The NGO, in its petition filed through lawyer Prashant Bhushan, has sought laying down of specific mechanisms to ensure transparency in the process of appointment of CBI director.
Earlier on January 21, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi had recused himself from hearing the plea challenging the government's January 10 order appointing M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI director, saying he would be taking part in the meeting to select the CBI director on January 24.
The high-powered selection committee, comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the CJI and the Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, is set to meet today to appoint new CBI director.
The post of CBI director is lying vacant ever since the government removed Alok Verma and appointed additional director Rao as interim chief till the appointment of a new director.
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