SC sets 2-week deadline for probe into CBI chief; retired judge to oversee; Rahul courts arrest

Observing that the crisis in the CBI sparked by the internal feud should not linger on in national interest, the Supreme Court Friday set a two-week deadline for the CVC to complete its ongoing inquiry against CBI chief Alok Verma and said a retired apex court judge will monitor the probe.

Both Verma and the CBI's number two Rakesh Asthana, a Special Director, were divested of their duties and sent on leave by the Centre on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday in the wake of their bitter feud that triggered an unprecedented crisis in the 55-year history of the country's premier probe agency.

The court while giving the directions also sought the response of the Centre and the Central Vigilance Commission(CVC) to Verma's petition challenging the Centre's order to divest him of his duties and send him on leave,
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the apex court order was a "positive development."