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After KK Venugopal, Centre now moves SC seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against Prashant Bhushan
•The Centre has moved the Supreme Court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan for his tweets alleging that they amounted to making a false statement in a pending case on the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI Director
NV Ramana becomes third SC judge to recuse from hearing plea against M Nageswara Rao’s appointment as interim CBI director
•Supreme Court judge NV Ramana recused himself from hearing a plea challenging the Centre's decision to appoint M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI Director
Panel led by Narendra Modi likely to pick new CBI director today at 6.30 pm, day before ousted chief Alok Verma's tenure ends
Fp Staff •The 24 January meeting of the selection committee had remained inconclusive. The meeting, held at the prime minister's official residence, was attended by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge.
Plea on Nageswara Rao's appointment: CJI Ranjan Gogoi recuses himself from hearing, says he is on panel to pick new CBI chief
Fp Staff •The petition challenging Rao's appointment, filed by NGO Common Cause and RTI activist Anjali Bhardwaj, has sought laying down of specific mechanisms to ensure transparency in the process of appointment of CBI director.
Government curtails tenure of CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana, three other top cops, with immediate effect
•The tenures of three other officers — Joint Director Arun Kumar Sharma, Deputy Inspector General Manish Kumar Sinha and Superintendent of Police Jayant J Naiknavare — have also been curtailed, it said.
Selection Committee that removed Alok Verma as CBI chief to meet on 24 Jan, set to choose his successor in investigation agency
Fp Staff •The selection panel which is to decide on the new CBI director will meet on 24 January to take its decision. The panel comprises of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge.
CBI interim chief begins making structural changes in agency; each zone to get special crime, economic offences branches
•CBI interim chief M Nageswara Rao has started the process of making structural changes in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to streamline the work load on various zones of the agency across the country, officials said.
Supreme Court admits plea challenging M Nageswara Rao's appointment as CBI chief; posts matter for next week
Fp Staff •The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea challenging the appointment of M Nageshwar Rao as interim director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The matter will be heard next week.
CBI officer investigating Akhilesh Yadav's 'role' in illegal mining case transferred in fresh set reshuffle at agency
Fp Staff •The fresh changes have been effected by M Nageswara Rao, who was made the interim chief of the probe agency after a high-powered committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Justice AK Sikri and leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge had transferred Alok Verma out of the CBI in a split verdict on Thursday.
CBI vs CBI: By acting hastily, Centre has shown penchant for stealth and opacity, contempt for due process
Suhit K Sen •Through its hasty act in the CBI vs CBI row, the BJP government has made one thing clear: it likes manoeuvres at midnight, metaphorically. In other words, it's addicted to govern by stealth and opacity