Alok Verma Case Hearing

A third Supreme Court judge withdrew from the hearing today on a petition challenging the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as interim chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Justice NV Ramana's exit puts off the case once again.

Supreme Court Justice AK Sikri has withdrawn himself from hearing a petition against the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as interim chief of the CBI. In the last hearing, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi had withdrawn from the case because he was a member of the high-powered selection committee that will pick a name to head the Central Bureau of ...

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has withdrawn from the hearing on a case challenging the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI chief.

CBI chief Alok Verma was removed by a high-level committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday just two days after his conditional reinstatement by the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court last week had deferred the hearing on whether exiled CBI director Alok Verma will be reinstated or investigated further. The hearing had been deferred to November 29. Today the top court is likely to decide whether the exiled CBI Director can be reinstated or to order further probe against him.

Enraged over leaks to the media in the highly-sensitive case centred on corruption charges swapped by two bosses of the country's top investigating agency, the CBI, Supreme Court judges today said: "None of you deserve a hearing." CBI director Alok Verma's petition will be heard on November 29, the top court said, and repeated itself later. Alok Ve...

The crucial hearing in the CBI case had a light moment today when the Central Vigilance Commission's advocate requested the Supreme Court to allow him "access" to CVC's confidential preliminary inquiry report against CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma. "You (CVC) have not got it (report)? You are the author of the report and you have not seen it?," Chie...

A London court will announce its decision on former liquor baron Vijay Mallya's extradition on December 10, but with CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana sent on forced leave by the central government, it's still unclear who will represent the agency at the hearing.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday the version of the Central Vigilance Commission, which was directed to complete within two weeks its preliminary inquiry against CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma, who has been sent on leave by the centre.

M Nageswar Rao, who has been interim chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for three days, can take no policy decisions and will only be a rubber stamp following the Supreme Court's order today. Hearing CBI director Alok Verma's petition challenging his forced leave and the appointment of Nageswar Rao as interim chief, the court said d...

Exiled CBI chief Alok Verma's case against the government for stripping him of his powers and sending him on forced leave is being heard in the Supreme Court. Mr Verma took the government to court after he was replaced by an interim chief in a dramatic post-midnight order on Tuesday. Mr Verma has said in his petition that the autonomy of the countr...

CBI Number 2 Rakesh Asthana, who has challenged the first information report filed against him by his own agency, cannot be arrested till Monday, when the case will be heard next, the Delhi High Court said today.

A third Supreme Court judge withdrew from the hearing today on a petition challenging the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as interim chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Justice NV Ramana's exit puts off the case once again.

Supreme Court Justice AK Sikri has withdrawn himself from hearing a petition against the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as interim chief of the CBI. In the last hearing, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi had withdrawn from the case because he was a member of the high-powered selection committee that will pick a name to head the Central Bureau of ...

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has withdrawn from the hearing on a case challenging the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI chief.

CBI chief Alok Verma was removed by a high-level committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday just two days after his conditional reinstatement by the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court last week had deferred the hearing on whether exiled CBI director Alok Verma will be reinstated or investigated further. The hearing had been deferred to November 29. Today the top court is likely to decide whether the exiled CBI Director can be reinstated or to order further probe against him.

Enraged over leaks to the media in the highly-sensitive case centred on corruption charges swapped by two bosses of the country's top investigating agency, the CBI, Supreme Court judges today said: "None of you deserve a hearing." CBI director Alok Verma's petition will be heard on November 29, the top court said, and repeated itself later. Alok Ve...

The crucial hearing in the CBI case had a light moment today when the Central Vigilance Commission's advocate requested the Supreme Court to allow him "access" to CVC's confidential preliminary inquiry report against CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma. "You (CVC) have not got it (report)? You are the author of the report and you have not seen it?," Chie...

A London court will announce its decision on former liquor baron Vijay Mallya's extradition on December 10, but with CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana sent on forced leave by the central government, it's still unclear who will represent the agency at the hearing.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday the version of the Central Vigilance Commission, which was directed to complete within two weeks its preliminary inquiry against CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma, who has been sent on leave by the centre.

M Nageswar Rao, who has been interim chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for three days, can take no policy decisions and will only be a rubber stamp following the Supreme Court's order today. Hearing CBI director Alok Verma's petition challenging his forced leave and the appointment of Nageswar Rao as interim chief, the court said d...

Exiled CBI chief Alok Verma's case against the government for stripping him of his powers and sending him on forced leave is being heard in the Supreme Court. Mr Verma took the government to court after he was replaced by an interim chief in a dramatic post-midnight order on Tuesday. Mr Verma has said in his petition that the autonomy of the countr...

CBI Number 2 Rakesh Asthana, who has challenged the first information report filed against him by his own agency, cannot be arrested till Monday, when the case will be heard next, the Delhi High Court said today.