SC seeks CBI, interim chief's reply on DSP Bassi's plea challenging transfer

The Supreme Court Friday sought responses from the CBI and its interim director M Nageswara Rao on a plea of Deputy Superintendent of Police A K Bassi challenging his transfer to Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued a notice to the probe agency and Rao and sought their response in six weeks.

Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, appearing for Bassi, said this is the case which raises questions on the governance of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Dhavan said that Bassi was brought back to Delhi on January 9 after he made a representation to CBI director Alok Verma following an apex court verdict, but on January 11 he was again transferred to Port Blair.

"This matter will also affect the purity of investigation the officer was doing," he said.

The bench then said, "Issue notice returnable in six weeks."