CBI Director

The Supreme Court Wednesday directed the CBI Director to file affidavit giving details about the alleged contempt committed by West Bengal police and the then Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar in connection with Saradha chit fund scam cases.

The Supreme Court disposed of a plea challenging the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI Director. A bench of Justices said no further interference is required as the relief has already been granted with the appointment of a full-time CBI Director.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from activist and lawyer Prashant Bhushan on contempt pleas by Attorney General K K Venugopal and the Centre for his tweets allegedly criticising the court.

Criticised by Union Minister Arun Jaitley for his “dissent” note on appointment of CBI Director, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has written to the BJP leader.

A day after state cooperative minister termed the new CBI director Rishi Kumar Shukla ‘wolf in lion’s skin’, a police officer criticised the minister on his FB page reminding him of the dalits deaths during his tenure as home minister in erstwhile Congress government.

Criticised by Union Minister Arun Jaitley for his “dissent” note on appointment of CBI Director, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has written to the BJP leader that the objections raised by him were on the flouting of procedure and not on the integrity of the officer.

Former Madhya Pradesh Police chief Rishi Kumar Shukla was on Saturday appointed CBI director for a fixed tenure of two years, according to an order issued by the personnel ministry.

The Centre is likely to announce the name of next CBI chief soon, ignoring the objections raised by Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, a member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led selection committee.

The Supreme Court 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.

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, one of the three members on the high-powered panel for selection of the CBI director.