SC: CVC to complete enquiry into Alok Verma in 2 weeks, interim CBI Director to not take any policy decision
6 years, 5 months ago

SC: CVC to complete enquiry into Alok Verma in 2 weeks, interim CBI Director to not take any policy decision

Op India  

The CVC has been directed by the Supreme Court to complete its enquiry against Alok Verma, who has been divested of his powers as CBI Director by CVC and the central government, within two weeks under the supervision of former Supreme Court Judge A.K. Change of investigating officer by CBI will be furnished in sealed cover on 12 of November before SC.” #CBIDirector — ANI October 26, 2018 The Supreme Court was hearing the petition filed by Alok Verma and PIL filed by the FCRA NGO Common Cause against the orders of the CVC and the central government divesting Verma of his powers. Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman, appearing for Alok Verma, argued that the CBI Director cannot be taken off charge without the approval of a committee comprising of the Prime Minister, Leader of Opposition and the Chief Justice of India while contending that the decision goes against the rule of fixed tenures of two years for a CBI Director. The CBI has been mired in controversy after reports emerged that the agency had raided its own headquarters after which the government had sent both senior CBI officials Alok Verma and Rakesh Asthana, perceived to be responsible for the on-going ‘turf war’, on leave.

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SC to hear pleas opposing appointment of CEC, ECs under 2023 law on April 16
2 weeks ago

SC to hear pleas opposing appointment of CEC, ECs under 2023 law on April 16

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday scheduled the hearing of a batch of pleas challenging the validity of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 for April 16. The pleas were filed before a bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and NK Singh following the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners by a selection panel …

Amid CEC appointment controversy, SC defers hearing on pleas against 2023 law
1 month, 1 week ago

Amid CEC appointment controversy, SC defers hearing on pleas against 2023 law

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred the hearing of multiple petitions challenging the validity of the 2023 law governing the appointment of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners even as Gyanesh Kumar took over as India’s next CEC amid opposition from the Congress party that cited the pendency of the case. A Supreme Court bench led by justice Surya …

Vengaivayal incident: Former Tamil Nadu CM Panneerselvam doubts police investigation; wants CBI probe
2 months ago

Vengaivayal incident: Former Tamil Nadu CM Panneerselvam doubts police investigation; wants CBI probe

The Hindu  

Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Sunday expressed doubts over the investigation by the Tamil Nadu Police into the Vengaivayal incident and demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the case. “The charge sheet was filed after two years since the incident, only to avoid any transfer of the case to the Central investigating agency,” …

SC to hear plea challenging CEC, EC appointments on Feb. 4
2 months, 3 weeks ago

SC to hear plea challenging CEC, EC appointments on Feb. 4

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear on February 4 pleas challenging the appointment of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners under the 2023 law which excludes CJI as a member of the selection panel. Bhushan said the top court in its March 2, 2023 verdict set up a panel comprising the Prime Minister, the …

CJI Khanna recuses from pleas on CJI's exclusion in CEC, ECs selection panel
3 months, 4 weeks ago

CJI Khanna recuses from pleas on CJI's exclusion in CEC, ECs selection panel

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday recused from hearing a batch of pleas challenging the exclusion of the CJI from the panel meant for selecting the chief election commissioner and election commissioners. At the outset, the CJI, who was sitting on the bench with Justice Sanjay Kumar, told the advocates appearing for the PIL petitioners that …

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 11, 2024 To November 17, 2024
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: November 11, 2024 To November 17, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index Citations M/S Crystal Transport Private Limited & Anr. Case Details: XYZ v. State of Gujarat Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 887 The Supreme Court advised High Courts to exercise caution before quashing non-compoundable cases based on settlement between the victim and the accused. Case Details: Som Nath Bharti v. State of Uttar Pradesh The Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed …

Delhi Court pulls up CBI for delay in filing 'conclusive' charge sheet in Railways land-for-job case
10 months ago

Delhi Court pulls up CBI for delay in filing 'conclusive' charge sheet in Railways land-for-job case

India TV News  

A Delhi court on Wednesday pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation for the delay in filing a "conclusive charge sheet" in the alleged Railway land-for-job scam. RJD chief Lalu Prasad and several of his family members, including his son Tejashwi Yadav are named in in the alleged land for job scam in the Indian Railways. The CBI had filed …

Congress leader moves SC seeking to restrain Centre from appointing new ECs
1 year ago

Congress leader moves SC seeking to restrain Centre from appointing new ECs

The Hindu  

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to restrain the Centre from appointing new election commissioners as per a 2023 law, the provisions of which have been challenged in the apex court. "That petitioner most respectfully submitted that in view of facts that election for Lok Sabha Election 2024 may be announced shortly, therefore appointment of member …

'Will See Next Time This Happens': Supreme Court Disposes Plea Against Practice Of Appointing Interim Director For CBI
1 year, 7 months ago

'Will See Next Time This Happens': Supreme Court Disposes Plea Against Practice Of Appointing Interim Director For CBI

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of as infructuous a plea by non-governmental organisation ‘Common Cause’ against the appointment of Praveen Sinha as an interim director of the Central Bureau of Investigation in February 2021 after the expiry of the previous incumbent, Rishi Kumar Shukla. Justice Khanna said that CBI directors were normally appointed without invoking the emergency provision to …

Supreme Court Rejects Argument That 'Piecemeal’ Extensions Will Affect Independence Of Directors Of CBI & ED; Upholds Amendments To CVC Act & DSPE Act
1 year, 8 months ago

Supreme Court Rejects Argument That 'Piecemeal’ Extensions Will Affect Independence Of Directors Of CBI & ED; Upholds Amendments To CVC Act & DSPE Act

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday, while upholding the validity of the 2021 amendments to the Central Vigilance Act and the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, rejected the argument that granting extensions of only one year at a time to the terms of the heads of the Directorate of Enforcement and the Central Bureau of Investigation would threaten the …

Bengal SSC Scam Case: SC To Hear On April 26 Abhishek Banerjee's Plea Seeking No Coercive Action By CBI, ED
1 year, 10 months ago

Bengal SSC Scam Case: SC To Hear On April 26 Abhishek Banerjee's Plea Seeking No Coercive Action By CBI, ED

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on May 26 a plea by senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee against his questioning by the CBI in the school jobs scam case, as reported by the news agency PTI. Banerjee's name cropped up in a complaint filed by Kuntal Ghosh, a local businessman and an accused in the school jobs scam, …

BREAKING | Supreme Court To Hear TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's Appeal Against CBI Notice In School Jobs Scam Case On May 26
1 year, 10 months ago

BREAKING | Supreme Court To Hear TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's Appeal Against CBI Notice In School Jobs Scam Case On May 26

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has agreed to list on May 26 an appeal filed by TMC leader and MP Abhishek Banerjee against Calcutta High Court's order dismissing his plea to recall the order passed by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay on April 13 giving liberty to the CBI and ED to interrogate him in the West Bengal School Job Scam case. Last week, …

Committee headed by PM Modi meets to appoint new CBI director, CVC, Lokpal
1 year, 10 months ago

Committee headed by PM Modi meets to appoint new CBI director, CVC, Lokpal

Live Mint  

A high-level committee meeting was held at the official residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here in the national capital on Saturday in connection to the appointments of the new Central Bureau of Investigation director, Chief Vigilance Commisioner and Lokpal, official sources said. According to sources, the committee is responsible for selecting the next CBI director, the Chief Vigilance Commissioner …

SC stays CBI, ED probe against TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee in school job scam
1 year, 11 months ago

SC stays CBI, ED probe against TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee in school job scam

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Monday has agreed to list Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee's plea on April 24 and also granting and interim relief by staying Calcutta High Court's order which directed investigating agencies to question him, till the next date of listing. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B …

SC-Lawyer Seeks AG's Consent For Contempt Action Against Info. Commissioner For 'Lowering' Supreme Court's Authority In His Order
2 years, 4 months ago

SC-Lawyer Seeks AG's Consent For Contempt Action Against Info. Commissioner For 'Lowering' Supreme Court's Authority In His Order

Live Law  

A Supreme Court Advocate-On-Record has written a letter to the Attorney General for India, R. Venkataramani, seeking his consent for the initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against the Information Commissioner, CIC-Uday Mahurkar claiming that he lowered the authority of the Supreme Court of India in his Order. Essentially, in an order dated 25-11-2022, the Information Commissioner, Uday Mahurkar had observed …

Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Ishrat Jahan Case Probe Officer Satish Chandra Verma's Plea To Stay Dismissal Order
2 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court To Hear Tomorrow Ishrat Jahan Case Probe Officer Satish Chandra Verma's Plea To Stay Dismissal Order

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India will hear an SLP moved by Gujarat IPS officer Satish Chandra Verma, challenging an order of the Delhi High Court refusing to stay his dismissal, tomorrow.. "We are not inclined to stay or interdict the order of dismissal dated 30.08.2022 at this stage," said the division bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Tushar Rao …

Calcutta High Court Directs CBI To Not Arrest TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's Secretary During Appearance In WB Coal Scam Probe
3 years, 2 months ago

Calcutta High Court Directs CBI To Not Arrest TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's Secretary During Appearance In WB Coal Scam Probe

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to not arrest Sumit Roy, secretary to All India Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, during his appearance before the agency in the ongoing investigation the alleged coal scam in West Bengal. The CBI had issued a notice dated January 25, 2022 to Roy, directing him to appear before …

Retired Civil Servants Move Supreme Court Challenging Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 Extending Tenure Of Director, ED
3 years, 4 months ago

Retired Civil Servants Move Supreme Court Challenging Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 Extending Tenure Of Director, ED

Live Law  

A Writ Petition had been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the extension of tenure of the Director, Enforcement Directorate upto 5 years vide the Central Vigilance Commission Ordinance, 2021 promulgated by the President of India on 14th November, 2021. The Ordinance has now extended the earlier two year tenure to a term of 5 years by inserting a proviso …

Narada scam: SC annuls Calcutta HC order refusing to accept replies of Mamata Banerjee, Moloy Ghatak
3 years, 9 months ago

Narada scam: SC annuls Calcutta HC order refusing to accept replies of Mamata Banerjee, Moloy Ghatak

Firstpost  

The SC was hearing appeals challenging the HC’s refusal to take affidavits by Banerjee and Ghatak on their role on the day the CBI arrested four TMC leaders New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday annulled the Calcutta High Court’s 9 June order refusing to take reply-affidavits of West Bengal, its Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, and state law minister Moloy …

CBI Director selection | CJI made ‘statement of law’
3 years, 10 months ago

CBI Director selection | CJI made ‘statement of law’

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana’s opinion in the high-level committee to avoid officers with less than six months left to retire for appointment as CBI Director is a simple “statement of law”. The CJI was clear during the meeting chaired by the Prime Minister and attended by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, leader of largest Opposition party, on Monday that the …

CBI chief selection: In dissent note, Adhir Ranjan questions conduct of DoPT
3 years, 10 months ago

CBI chief selection: In dissent note, Adhir Ranjan questions conduct of DoPT

The Hindu  

The conduct of the Department of Personnel and Training has been “obnoxious” during the selection process of a new CBI director and the meeting of the selection panel should be deferred, Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said in a dissent note that was submitted to the high-powered selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Objecting …

CJI Ramana Cites Past SC Rulings At CBI Chief Selection Meet; YC Modi, Asthana Out Of Race
3 years, 10 months ago

CJI Ramana Cites Past SC Rulings At CBI Chief Selection Meet; YC Modi, Asthana Out Of Race

News 18  

YC Modi and Rakesh Asthana, two 1984-batch Indian Police Service officers, were out of the race for Central Bureau of Investigation director’s post just minutes into a meeting of a selection panel on Monday, after Chief Justice of India NV Ramana cited past judgments of the Supreme Court that an official left with less than six months for retirement cannot …

PM Modi-led panel decides on three names for CBI chief's post
3 years, 10 months ago

PM Modi-led panel decides on three names for CBI chief's post

India Today  

The high-powered committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi selected three names as the candidates for new chief of Central Bureau of Investigation, sources said. Sources say, over 100 officers from 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 batch were under consideration, however, during the 90-minute meeting, Subodh Jaiswal, KR Chandra and VKS Kaumudi were selected as candidates for next CBI chief. …

HPC For Appointment Of CBI Director To Convene After May 2 Owing To Non-Availability Of LoP: Centre Tells SC
3 years, 11 months ago

HPC For Appointment Of CBI Director To Convene After May 2 Owing To Non-Availability Of LoP: Centre Tells SC

Live Law  

The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that the PM-led High Powered Committee for the appointment of the CBI Director has not been able to convene so far on account of the absence of the leader of the single largest party in the Lok Sabha.Annexing the letter addressed by the Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training to AG K. K. …

CBI Headed By Interim Director, Legality Of Which Is Sub-Judice : Anil Deshmukh In Plea Before Supreme Court
3 years, 11 months ago

CBI Headed By Interim Director, Legality Of Which Is Sub-Judice : Anil Deshmukh In Plea Before Supreme Court

Live Law  

Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has raised the issue of legality of the appointment of interim director for the CBI in his petition filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order for preliminary enquiry by the national probe agency into the extortion allegation raised by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh. He is referring to …

Interim Appointments For CBI Director Cannot Go On, Says Supreme Court In Common Cause's Plea Seeking Regular Director
3 years, 11 months ago

Interim Appointments For CBI Director Cannot Go On, Says Supreme Court In Common Cause's Plea Seeking Regular Director

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday orally remarked that interim appointments of the Central Bureau of Investigation cannot go on. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Vineet Saran was hearing a petition filed by NGO Common Cause seeking the appointment of a regular director for the Central Bureau of Investigation. The public interest litigation opposes the appointment of Mr. …

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea Seeking Appointment Of Regular CBI Director
4 years ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Centre On Plea Seeking Appointment Of Regular CBI Director

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Central Government on a PIL filed by NGO Common Cause seeking the appointment of a regular director for the Central Bureau of Investigation.The public interest litigation opposes the appointment of Mr. Praveen Sinha as an interim / acting CBI Director, after expiry of the term of the last incumbent viz. …

"CBI Director Is The Accused, CBI investigating The Case": Delhi Court Says It is "Violation of Principles of Natural Justice"
4 years, 4 months ago

"CBI Director Is The Accused, CBI investigating The Case": Delhi Court Says It is "Violation of Principles of Natural Justice"

Live Law  

The CBI investigating its own former directors in a corruption case is a "violation of principles of natural justice", a Delhi court said on Tuesday while pulling up the agency for slow pace of probe. Special Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal made the observation about the corruption case against controversial meat exporter Moin Akhtar Qureshi, in which the probe agency's former directors …

Delhi HC Rejects Ashok Arora's Plea Challenging SCBA's Executive Committee Decision Of Suspending Him As Secretary [Read Judgment]
4 years, 5 months ago

Delhi HC Rejects Ashok Arora's Plea Challenging SCBA's Executive Committee Decision Of Suspending Him As Secretary [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has rejected a plea moved by Ashok Arora challenging the decision of the Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association suspending him from the post of Secretary. While refusing to provide relief, the Single Bench of Justice Mukta Gupta noted that Ashok Arora failed to establish a prima facie case in his favour. On May 8, …

Delhi HC Reserves Order in Ashok Arora's Plea Challenging SCBA's Executive Committee Decision Of Suspending Him As Secretary
4 years, 6 months ago

Delhi HC Reserves Order in Ashok Arora's Plea Challenging SCBA's Executive Committee Decision Of Suspending Him As Secretary

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has reserved order in a plea moved by Ashok Arora challenging the decision of the Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association suspending him from the post of Secretary. On May 8, the Supreme Court Bar Association suspended its Secretary, Ashok Arora, with immediate effect after the Executive Committee took this decision in a meeting. This …

SC Asks Two CERC Members To Go On Leave Until Appointment Of A Law Member [Read Order]
4 years, 7 months ago

SC Asks Two CERC Members To Go On Leave Until Appointment Of A Law Member [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked two members of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission to go on leave until a Member law is appointed to the Commission. The plea was moved seeking enforcement of a 2018 verdict of the Supreme Court, holding that it is mandatory that there should be a person of law as a Member of the Commission, …

Delhi HC Issues Notice To SCBA In Ashok Arora's Plea Challenging Executive Committee's Decision To Suspend Him As Secretary
4 years, 8 months ago

Delhi HC Issues Notice To SCBA In Ashok Arora's Plea Challenging Executive Committee's Decision To Suspend Him As Secretary

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice in Advocate Ashok Arora's plea seeking quashing of his suspension from the post of Secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association by its Resolution dated May 8, 2020.A bench of Justice Mukta Gupta while issuing notice to the plea challenging suspension of Arora vide the Executive Committee's Resolution allowed a week's time …

Bar Council Of India Stays SCBA Resolution To Remove Ashok Arora As Secretary; Dushyant Dave Calls BCI Move 'Illegal'
4 years, 10 months ago

Bar Council Of India Stays SCBA Resolution To Remove Ashok Arora As Secretary; Dushyant Dave Calls BCI Move 'Illegal'

Live Law  

In an extraordinary move, the Bar Council of India on Monday passed a Resolution to stay with immediate effect the Supreme Court Bar Association's decision to suspend its Secretary, Mr. Ashok Arora, taken on May 8.Though the BCI usually does not interfere in affairs of the SCBA, or any Bar Association, the situation has left many members distressed and dismayed, …

Scrap Sanjay Kothari appointment as CVC as process is vitiated, says Congress
5 years, 1 month ago

Scrap Sanjay Kothari appointment as CVC as process is vitiated, says Congress

The Hindu  

The Congress on Wednesday demanded the appointment of Sanjay Kothari as the new Chief Vigilance Commissioner be scrapped, saying the entire process was vitiated, and asked for a fresh selection process. At a press conference at the party headquarters, senior leader Manish Tewari called the process displayed that both “procedure and propriety was completely thrown away at the level of …

Supreme Court to hear BCCI cases in January
5 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court to hear BCCI cases in January

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list before an appropriate bench the main Board of Control for Cricket in India case and connected applications to be heard in January 2020. A bench led by chief justice S. A. Bobde acceded to an oral request made by solicitor general Tushar Mehta to “list the main matter along with all connected …

Ex-CBI chief Alok Verma dismisses reports that he wrote to president alleging 'political witch-hunt', calls it 'deliberate mischief'
5 years, 5 months ago

Ex-CBI chief Alok Verma dismisses reports that he wrote to president alleging 'political witch-hunt', calls it 'deliberate mischief'

Firstpost  

Former CBI chief Alok Verma on Thursday dismissed a media report that claimed he wrote a letter to the president Former CBI chief Alok Verma on Thursday dismissed a media report that claimed he wrote a letter to the president alleging “political witch-hunt” in a probe against him and termed it a “deliberate mischief” by the news channel. In a …

Breaking : Justice A K Patnaik To Enquire Conspiracy By Fixers To Target CJI Gogoi; CBI, IB & Delhi Police To Assist [Read Order]
5 years, 11 months ago

Breaking : Justice A K Patnaik To Enquire Conspiracy By Fixers To Target CJI Gogoi; CBI, IB & Delhi Police To Assist [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench of Justices Arun Misra, R F Nariman and Deepak Gupta today ordered that former SC judge Justice A K Patnaik will hold enquiry regarding alleged conspiracy by fixers and disgruntled employees against CJI Ranjan Gogoi.The Court said that the chiefs of CBI, Delhi Police and Intelligence Bureue will provide assistance to Justice Patnaik, who was earlier …

CBI v Kolkata Police : SC Asks Former City Police Commissioner To Respond To Allegations Of Withholding Call Data Records
5 years, 11 months ago

CBI v Kolkata Police : SC Asks Former City Police Commissioner To Respond To Allegations Of Withholding Call Data Records

Live Law  

Consistent with its stand of destruction of evidence by the West Bengal police in the Saradha Chit Fund scam, the CBI on Monday said that despite having been handed over the complete Call Detail Records of the accused by the telecom operators, erstwhile Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar withheld portions of the same with an ulterior motive. The Court had …

CBI set to probe smuggling case from Alok Verma’s tenure as chief
5 years, 11 months ago

CBI set to probe smuggling case from Alok Verma’s tenure as chief

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has launched a preliminary enquiry to investigate whether a gold smuggler, caught at Delhi airport with almost 4kg of gold by the Customs department, was escorted out safely by the city police, a CBI officer familiar with the matter said. The CBI’s move comes three months after Verma was removed as CBI Director by the …

Justice Sikri, Member of Panel That Removed Ex-CBI Chief, Retires
6 years ago

Justice Sikri, Member of Panel That Removed Ex-CBI Chief, Retires

The Quint  

Justice Sikri was recently in the news for being a part of the High Powered Selection Committee that removed Alok Verma as the CBI director after being reinstated to the post by the Supreme Court. Justice Sikri's vote had swung the committee's decision, leading to Verma's ouster on 8 January. The committee saw voting from PM Modi, Justice Sikri and …

Supreme Court disposes plea challenging Nageswara Rao's appointment as interim CBI chief
6 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court disposes plea challenging Nageswara Rao's appointment as interim CBI chief

India TV News  

A plea challenging the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as the interim CBI Director was disposed by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Earlier on February 1, the Supreme Court during a hearing had said it was "averse" to the arrangement of an interim CBI Director and the Centre should "immediately" appoint a regular chief of the probe agency. The court …

Breaking : SC Holds Nageswara Rao Guilty Of Contempt; Sentences Till Rising Of Court & Rs. 1 Lakh Fine
6 years, 1 month ago

Breaking : SC Holds Nageswara Rao Guilty Of Contempt; Sentences Till Rising Of Court & Rs. 1 Lakh Fine

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi today held CBI Additional Director M Nageswara Rao guilty of contempt of court for transferring the investigating officer heading the probe in Muzaffarpur shelter home case in violation of the orders of the Court.The Court sentenced him till the rising of the Court and imposed a fine of Rs. The Supreme …

Contempt Of Court : SC Summons Ex- CBI Interim Director Nageswara Rao In Muzaffarpur Case
6 years, 1 month ago

Contempt Of Court : SC Summons Ex- CBI Interim Director Nageswara Rao In Muzaffarpur Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Thursday came down heavily on CBI for transferring its former Joint Director A K Sharma, who was probing Bihar's shelter home cases, out of the agency in violation of the court's order and directed its then interim chief M Nageswara Rao to personally appear before it on February 12. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi …

SC reserves order in CBI Rao case
6 years, 1 month ago

SC reserves order in CBI Rao case

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on the validity of M. Nageswara Rao’s appointment as the interim director of the Central Bureau of Investigation. Rao had been made interim CBI director after a selection panel comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Justice A.K. An interim director should not be allowed to continue for …

CBI vs Mamata : SC Directs CP Rajeev Kumar To Appear Before CBI,CBI Can't Arrest Him, Issues Notice In Contempt Petition [Read Order]
6 years, 1 month ago

CBI vs Mamata : SC Directs CP Rajeev Kumar To Appear Before CBI,CBI Can't Arrest Him, Issues Notice In Contempt Petition [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today directed the Kolkata City Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to make himself available for investigation by CBI in relation to Saradha chit fund scam case. The questioning of Police Commissioner has been directed to be made at a neutral place, Shillong.The Attorney General K K Venugopal submitted that there was a. The bench headed by CJI also …

CBI to Move SC on Monday, Says WB Police Not Cooperating on Kumar
6 years, 1 month ago

CBI to Move SC on Monday, Says WB Police Not Cooperating on Kumar

The Quint  

CBI Interim Chief M Nageswara Rao has said that the agency will be approaching the Supreme Court on Monday, 4 January, after he found the West Bengal police not cooperating with the former in their questioning of Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar as part of their probe into the Saradha and Rose Valley Scams, ANI reported. Rao’s statement comes soon …

Former MP DGP Rishi Kumar Shukla Appointed As New CBI Director
6 years, 1 month ago

Former MP DGP Rishi Kumar Shukla Appointed As New CBI Director

Live Law  

Former Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police Rishi Kumar Shukla, a 1983-batch officer, has been appointed the new chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation. "The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has, based on the panel recommended by the Committee constituted as per Section 4A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946, approved the appointment of Rishi. "The Appointments …

New CBI director likely to be appointed today: Narendra Modi-led Selection Committee to meet after inconclusive last meeting
6 years, 2 months ago

New CBI director likely to be appointed today: Narendra Modi-led Selection Committee to meet after inconclusive last meeting

Firstpost  

Attorney General KK Venugopal on Friday told the Supreme Court that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led high powered Committee for Appointment meeting is likely to take place on Friday to select a new Director for the CBI. New Delhi: Attorney General KK Venugopal on Friday told the Supreme Court that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led high powered Committee for Appointment meeting is …

SC questions Centre over delay in selecting CBI director; plea against M Nageshwara Rao's appointment listed for 6 February
6 years, 2 months ago

SC questions Centre over delay in selecting CBI director; plea against M Nageshwara Rao's appointment listed for 6 February

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre why it has not appointed a regular CBI director and said it was “averse” to the appointment of an interim chief for the agency for a long period. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre why it has not appointed a regular CBI director and said it was “averse” …

SC Adjourns Plea Against Appointment Of Nageshwar Rao As Interim CBI Director To Feb 6
6 years, 2 months ago

SC Adjourns Plea Against Appointment Of Nageshwar Rao As Interim CBI Director To Feb 6

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta adjourned to February 6 the petition filed by NGO Common Cause and RTI Activist Anjali Bhardwaj questioning the appointment of Nageshwar Rao as CBI interim director.The Attorney General K K Venugopal submitted today that the High Powered Committee is set to meet today to select the new CBI Director. …

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