CBI vs CBI LIVE UPDATES: SC to pronounce verdict on Alok Verma's plea today

The Supreme Court on Tuesday shall pronounce its verdict on CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma's plea against the Centre's decision to divest him of powers and sending him on leave.

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday shall pronounce its verdict on CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma's plea against the Centre's decision to divest him of powers and sending him on leave. The Centre had also sent CBI's Special Director Rakesh Asthana on leave. After their rift came into public domain after making allegations of corruption against each other, the Centre had taken the decision. As being without jurisdiction and in violation of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution, Verma has sought quashing of three orders of October 23, 2018 -- one by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and two by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). The interim charge of the investigation agency was given to CBI's Joint Director M Nageswara Rao, a 1986 batch Odisha-cadre IPS officer. On December 6, after hearing arguments on behalf of Verma, the Centre, the CVC and others, a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had reserved the judgement. The court had also heard the plea moved by NGO Common Cause which had sought a court-monitored SIT probe into the allegations of corruption against various CBI officials, including Asthana. Verma's two-year tenure as CBI director ends on January 31. He has moved the top court challenging the Centre's decision.