CBI Deputy SP A K Bassi seeks an urgent hearing on his plea against the transfer to Andaman & Nicobar Islands on November 2
The high court directed the CBI to file its reply on the pleas of Asthana and Devender Kumar on or before Oct 31 and listed the matter for hearing on Nov 1
In his bail application, moved by advocate Rahul Tyagi, Kumar termed his custody "illegal" and urged the court to set him free
Interestingly, the CVC kept asking the CBI to submit a report on the allegations made against Asthana by Verma
Apex court also curtails powers of interim CBI boss
It is, instead, a set of rules created over a long period of time to give effect to a set of values that evolve gradually to enable control
The court asked the officiating Director M. Nageswara Rao not to take any policy or major decision except for routine ones
When 17 million Indians seek their fortune abroad it only means people are losing faith in the ability of the government to honour its promises
The court said all the decisions taken by Rao from October 23 till today, including on transfer of investigations and change of investigating officers, be placed before it in a sealed cover by Nov 12
"Today, Modiji was again reminded that 'Modi Rule' fails miserably before the 'Rule of Law'," Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala tweeted
Jaitley said the objective of the CVC direction, and the government's action on those directions, to remove Verma from the top post of the probe agency was to ensure a fair investigation
Senior Congress leaders, including Ashok Gehlot, Ahmed Patel, Motilal Vora, Veerappa Moily and Anand Sharma, took part in the march that culminated in a demonstration ahead of the CBI headquarters
The apex court has declared all decisions taken by interim CBI chief M Nageshwar Rao since taking charge on Oct 23 null and void
CBI had filed an FIR against Asthana for allegedly accepting a bribe from a businessman, who was linked to Moin Akhtar Qureshi case
The spokesperson said M Nageshwar Rao has been given interim charge till CVC looks into allegations and counter allegations of Verma and Asthana against each other
The midnight change of power at the CBI this week has opened a Pandora's box of speculations
Both Verma and Astana were stripped of their powers and sent on leave by the Centre on the intervening night of Wednesday
Alok Verma sought a stay on the Centre's order asking him to proceed on leave and giving the interim charge of his post to Joint Director M Nageswara Rao
Activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan and former Union minister Arun Shourie had submitted a detailed complaint to Verma on Oct 4 regarding alleged corruption in the Rafale deal
M Nageswar Rao is only an interim arrangement until the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) decides on its probe involving both, CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal said