Former CBI boss Verma now pleads for retirement benefits
India | October 26, 2019 10:00 ISTAs of now, the decision on Verma's case relating to GPF and other benefits were pending with the Ministries concerned.
As of now, the decision on Verma's case relating to GPF and other benefits were pending with the Ministries concerned.
It was Sana Satish Babu, on whose complaint the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had registered a criminal FIR on charges of corruption against its former special director Rakesh Asthana during the infamous fight between the number one man in the agency -- the then CBI director Alok Verma -- and the number two, Asthana.
Ousted CBI director Alok Verma is likely to face departmental action for defying a government order asking him to join as chief of Fire Services on Thursday, the day of his superannuation, and this may include suspension of pensionary benefits, officials said.
The list included the names of senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers of the 1983, 1984 and 1985 batches.
The Selection Committee comprising Modi, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and leader of single largest party in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge will meet on January 24, IANS reported quoting sources.
The Centre has sought nominations from different ministries to expeditiously fill vacant post of the Director of Prosecution in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is working without its regular chief following the ouster of Alok Verma, officials said on Monday.
Apart from Verma's reinstatement, the party also demanded reconvening of the selection committee and giving him back the 77 days out of his two years' tenure which he lost due to the probe.
The former CJI's comments come a day after CBI director Alok Verma resigned from his post after he was ousted by a panel led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
According to guidelines set by the Supreme Court in 2004, officers from the four oldest serving batches of the IPS will be in contention for the top post.
Verma, who was transferred as the Director General Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards, two days after Supreme Court reinstated him as the CBI chief, had earlier refused to take charge of his new assignment.
Kharge also demanded that a high-powered committee order an investigation into the events of the early hours of October 23, 2018.
The selection committee, according to official sources, felt that a detailed investigation, including criminal investigation, was necessary in some cases".
Speaking to PTI shortly after his ouster, Verma said that CBI being a prime investigating agency dealing in corruption in high public places is an institution whose independence should be preserved and protected.
A high-powered committee on Thursday headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to remove Alok Verma as CBI Chief, who was reinstated by a Supreme Court order after he was sent on forced leave by the government.
Verma, who joined back after having been reinstated by the Supreme Court Wednesday, had issued orders cancelling all the transfers affected by interim chief M Nageswar Rao.
The CBI chief and his deputy Special Director Rakesh Asthana were sent on the forced leave over two months ago to stop the "kilkenny cat fight" between them. They had accused each other of corruption.
CBI Deputy SP Devender Kumar on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court against Director Alok Verma's decision to reverse transfer orders of various officers.
On Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi had expressed happiness after the the Supreme Court reinstated Alok Verma as CBI Director.
Verma is a 1979-batch AGMUT cadre IPS officer.
Verma issued two orders Wednesday "withdrawing" all the transfers done by Rao on October 24, 2018 and January 3, 2019.
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