SC verdict tomorrow on petitions against CVC Thomas' appointment
PTI | HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Mar 02, 2011 09:38 PM IST
The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on Thursday on petitions challenging the appointment of former bureaucrat P J Thomas, who is facing a corruption case in Kerala, as Central Vigilance Commissioner.
The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on Thursday on petitions challenging the appointment of former bureaucrat P J Thomas, who is facing a corruption case in Kerala, as Central Vigilance Commissioner.
A bench of Chief Justice S H Kapadia and Justices K S Radhakrishnan and Swatanter Kumar had reserved its judgement on February 10.
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The PIL filed by an NGO, Center for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) and retired bureacrats and police officials, including former Chief Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh, had challenged Thomas' appointment to the post in view of a pending criminal case against him in a Kerala court. Thomas was appointed CVC on September 7 last year.
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