The Supreme Court was hearing a petition related to the Vyapam scam filed by activist Sanjay Shukla.
The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre and Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav on a plea seeking his removal on the ground of his alleged involvement in the Vyapam scam, currently being probed by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The plea also seeks a direction from the Court to Ministry of Home Affairs for formulation of guidelines on removal of Governors if they are found to be involved in corrupt practices while being in office.
A bench comprising Chief Justice HL Dattu and Justices Shiva Kirti Singh and Amitava Roy, allowed the submission of senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the petitioner, that the notice be issued.
The petition has been filed by activist Sanjay Shukla.
Earlier, the Court had agreed to hear another plea seeking removal of Mr Yadav from the post of Governor for his alleged involvement in the scam. In the petition, filed by a group of lawyers, they had sought removal of Mr Yadav and recording of his statement in the case.
The multi-crore rupee professional examination scam in Madhya Pradesh involves several high-profile professionals, politicians and bureaucrats as accused.
Till September, the CBI had registered 83 First Information Reports or FIRs and launched 12 preliminary inquiries into the Vyavsayik Pariksha Mandal (Vyapam), or the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam.
Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB), popularly known as Vyapam, holds examinations for various posts such as teachers, medical officers, constables and forest guards.
The scam that involves several admission-cum-recruitment irregularities and also has 40 deaths linked to it.