SC Dismisses Plea For Asthana’s Removal as CBI’s Special Director
The petitioner had opposed Asthana’s appointment saying his name had surfaced in a diary recovered during a raid.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea challenging appointment of senior Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as a special director of the CBI.
A bench of Justices RK Agrawal and AM Sapre said "the writ petition is dismissed".
The apex court had on 24 November reserved the order in the matter.
Common Cause, the petitioner NGO, had opposed Asthana's appointment, saying it was illegal as his name had surfaced in a diary recovered during a raid conducted by the Income Tax department at the offices and other premises of company Sterling Biotech Ltd.
The Centre, however, had claimed that Asthana, who was earlier an additional director in CBI, was looking after its eleven zones.
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