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SC sets deadline for Verma probe
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- To safeguard the CBI’s reputation, the Supreme Court ordered the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to complete its inquiry into the allegations of graft and misconduct against exiled CBI Director Alok Verma in two weeks.
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- The inquiry, which had commenced on the basis of a letter from the Cabinet Secretary about a complaint received in August 2018, would be conducted under the supervision of former Supreme Court judge A.K. Patnaik.
- A Bench of SC also clipped the powers of the incumbent at the helm of the agency, M. Nageswara Rao.
- Mr. Rao will take care of only routine tasks essential to keep the CBI functioning.
- He has been barred from taking any major or policy decisions.
- The court asked that a list of the decisions — including transfer of investigations — taken by Mr. Rao be placed before the Bench on November 12 in a sealed cover.
- Govt quoted Section 14 of the CVC Act of 2003 to buttress the fact that CBI was statutorily accountable in its functions.
Source
The Hindu