Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge are among the members of the panel, however Justice Gogoi has opted out of the panel and nominated Justice A.K. Sikri to represent him in the meeting.
The meeting is scheduled to be held at the prime minister's residence at Lok Kalyan Marg, they said.
In a jolt to the government, the Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated Verma as CBI director.
The top court also set aside the Centre's decision to appoint senior IPS officer M Nageswara Rao, who was joint director as the agency's interim chief.
The CPI-M said in a statement that the apex court verdict "shows how the Modi government has subverted and subordinated every single rule and norm in the functioning of institutions like the CBI to suit its narrow political interests".
Jaitley, who speaking to reporters in the Parliament complex after the Supreme Court gave orders to reinstate CBI director Alok Verma, said the government would comply with the orders of the apex court.
The bench also made it clear that any further decision against Verma would be taken by the high-powered committee which selects and appoints CBI Director. It said the meeting of the committee should be convened within a week.
Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan said the Supreme Court order was a partial victory for Verma.
The bench also made it clear that any further decision against Verma would be taken by the high-powered committee which selects and appoints CBI Director. It said the meeting of the committee should be convened within a week.
Verma's two-year tenure as CBI director ends on January 31. He has moved the top court challenging the Centre's decision.
The Centre had taken a decision against Verma and CBI's Special Director Rakesh Asthana after their feud became public as they made allegations of corruption against each other.
Verma's two-year tenure ends on January 31. He has challenged the Centre's decision.
Alok Verma, who has been divested of all duties by the Centre and sent on leave after his feud with Special Director Rakesh Asthana, had approached the apex court seeking stay on the Centre’s order contending that it was against the guidelines laid down by the top court.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi heard the response of Verma given in a sealed cover on the findings of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) in the preliminary inquiry against him. The court fixed the next hearing on Dec 5.
The court permitted Verma to inspect the case file, stated to be in the custody of Central Vigilance Commission, on Thursday at 4:30 PM in the CVC's office where CBI's Superintendent of Police Satish Dagar will be present at the time of inspection.
"We don't think anyone of you deserves a hearing," Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said on alleged leak of documents to media.
Sinha said during interrogation of a middleman Manoj Prasad, who was arrested in the bribery case allegedly involving Asthana, the names of Doval and Samant Kumar Goel, Special Director of India’s external intelligence agency (R&AW) cropped up.
The bench was hearing Verma's plea challenging the government's decision to divest him of duties and sending him on leave.
Officer Sinha has alleged that he was transferred to Nagpur and as a result has been taken out from the probe team investigating the FIR against Asthana.
The Supreme Court had permitted Gupta to intervene in the matter related to CBI Director Alok Verma challenging Centre's decision divesting him of his charge as chief of the investigation agency.
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