Plea in SC challenges Alok Verma's removal as CBI chief, alleges 'conflict of interest' in Justice AK Sikri's position on selection panel
FirstpostA fresh row is likely to erupt in the controversy surrounding the Central Bureau of Investigation, as a new petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, questioning the way Alok Verma was sacked as the agency’s director. Reports said the plea questions the Selection Committee’s order as well as Justice AK Sikri’s presence at the panel meeting at which Verma’s future in the CBI was decided, News18 reported. A fresh row is likely to erupt in the controversy surrounding the Central Bureau of Investigation, as a new petition was filed in the Supreme Court Wednesday questioning the way Alok Verma was sacked as the agency’s director. Furthermore, Sharma filed another petition in the Supreme Court challenging former CBI special director Rakesh Asthana’s appointment to the Bureau Of Civil Aviation Security when an FIR levying corruption charges against him is still pending.