, B/0 .# -+ " !+-+ " !"#$ %("#"%#0 /% &$-* (% -. ? //6 0 A/ (0 A * !"#$ %#& % %&"'$&( (&"(& ( / A? / ?? ( 0 / C &")&((& " 42 ,83 D $!. # %&' ( )*&)+!", !#- * * ( ) * R !!"# "$" % &% ' !" #$!" !" # ()$" *+,!- of the country,” it said. The ! +.#$". internal crisis in the CBI is !+!.-/ he Supreme Court on unprecedented in the 55-year $$$ "0 TFriday asked the Central history of the country’s premier "$+..!!O+ Vigilance Commission (CVC) probe agency. + !.- to complete its probe against The court made it clear the !"*+"$ Central Bureau of Investigation supervision of the probe by a ..#.!. (CBI) Director Alok Verma, former SC judge was a “one- .0$+#,2,345 who has been divested of time exception” given the "+"""#" power and sent on leave by the “peculiar facts” of the case and /+6 !"*+ "++"$ / Government, and appointed does not cast reflection on any +".$.+ ($0"- O"..+ $#7$" Justice (retd) AK Patnaik to authority of the Government. ""."! monitor the enquiry by the “We make it clear that anti-corruption watchdog. entrustment of supervision of /$!*#45"48 !"*++""!! “The enquiry in respect of on-going enquiry by the CVC "$!#." / the allegations made in the to a former judge of this court note/letter of the Cabinet is a one-time exception which $"*+.+""!# 9(""+ Secretary dated August 24, has been felt necessary by this .$!"L"M..#*+".+< 2018 as regards Verma shall be court in the peculiar facts of =!"+!# !"$+! completed by the CVC within this case and should not be $."$$#".++ !+$$ !!+ a period of two weeks from understood to be casting any today,” the Bench noted in its reflection on any authority of "*+L+M $0.+ . order. the Government of India,” said "!(,345-/".. ! " $ The SC also barred the the Bench, also comprising interim CBI Director Justices SK Kaul and KM being considered close to sions taken by him. the process of conducting Nageshwar Rao from taking Joseph. Verma. The Bench sought enquiry and keeping in view any “policy” or “any major The CVC has the authori- Also, Rao constituted a responses from the Centre and the large number of docu- decision” even as it fixed ty of superintendence over the new three-member team to the CVC on the plea of Verma, ments involved, 10 days time November 12 as the next date CBI in cases relating to the probe the FIR against Asthana who has also sought a stay on would not be sufficient to com- of hearing. Prevention of Corruption case. in order to be impartial. the Centre’s order giving inter- plete the inquiry. The Bench headed by Rao was given interim The court made it clear im charge of his post to Rao. Senior advocate Fali S Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi charge of looking after the that from now on Rao, who is However, this prayer was not Nariman, appearing for Verma, also said all the decisions taken duties of the CBI Director after a Joint Director of CBI, would raised during the hearing. said the CBI Director was by Rao from October 23 till both Verma and Asthana were only perform the routine tasks Meanwhile, Asthana also appointed for a two-year tenure October 26, including on trans- sent on leave and barred from that are essential to keep the moved the Supreme Court with the approval of a selection Lodi Road police station. Massive protests were fer of investigations and change carrying out any supervisory CBI functional. with a separate petition in the panel comprising the Prime Delhi-type protests were reported from all States, includ- of investigating officers, be role of the agency on the mid- During the hearing, the matter challenging the Minister, the Leader of he Congress on Friday replicated in other parts of the ing large participation by party placed before it in a sealed night of October 23. court at first remarked that Government order to send Opposition and the Chief Tstaged a day-long country- country where State Congress workers in Punjab, Haryana, cover by the next date of hear- Shortly after taking charge decisions taken by Rao since him on leave and divesting him Justice of India. wide protest in front of CBI leaders led demonstrations in Karnataka, Assam, ing. The court also observed it on the intervening night of October 23 are not to be imple- of his functions. The question is whether offices across the country led by their regions against what the Maharashtra and Gujarat. did not want the CBI issue Tuesday and Wednesday earli- mented but later it ordered that Solicitor General Tushar the tenure could be breached at its party chief Rahul Gandhi Congress described as the “ille- Senior Congress leaders, before the court to linger on. er this week, Rao transferred 13 it would decide on that aspect Mehta, appearing for the CVC, any time?,” Nariman asked against the Centre’s order to gal, unconstitutional and ille- including Ashok Gehlot, “This is not in the interest officers with most of them only after perusing the deci- said the commission was under from the court. send CBI Director Alok Verma gitimate removal of the CBI Ahmed Patel, Motilal Vora, on forced leave. director by the Modi that has Veerappa Moily and Anand Congress workers led by shamed India and its premier Sharma took part in the march, Rahul took to the streets in investigative agency”. along with Sharad Yadav, D ' New Delhi’s Lodi Road area, TMC Rajya Sabha member Raja and Nadimul Haque. where the CBI headquarters is Nadimul Haque, CPI leader Rahul said people are on " & located, and demanded an and Upper House member D the streets to show the PM “the apology from the PM. He Raja, and Loktantrik Janata mirror of reality”. alleged that “the PM stole Dal leader Sharad Yadav too “No matter how hard the money from the country” and joined the Congress in the Government tries, it will not be ! ! " in a letter to the Union can run but not hide from the protest against the Modi able to cage the truth,” he Minister, Forest and truth. Rahul courted arrest at Government’s CBI decisions. tweeted. Environment, urged high level # $ # inquiry on the rampant cor- ! % ruption in tiger translocation project. He also urged criminal / /( & ! proceedings against the offi- @ ?A(O ' $'' ! cials, who made the translo- AA ? cated tigress hostile by not providing her requirements in the new location and subse- ? quently allowed to kill two // persons. began after she responded to a hile the administration Senior lawyer RP comment by former Navy oming down heavily on the Whas failed to win the con- Pattanaik, in a case at the efence Ministry (MoD) Chief Admiral Arun Prakash. CState Government for not fidence of the locals of Satkosia National Human Rights Dofficial spokesperson He had re-tweeted a photo- resolving the lawyers’ demand in providing safety from man Commission, prayed to provide Swaranshree Rajashekhar was graph showing a military flag for nearly two months now, the eater tigress Sundari which hunt us and at the same time, phase, the tranquilizer team adequate compensation to the sent on indefinite leave on on the bonnet of an official car t least eight people were Orissa High Court Bar has so far killed two humans fearing the tiger we can’t hide engaged by the State family of the deceased and the Friday hours after she posted a of the Internal Financial Akilled and three others Association here on Friday and hunted many domestic in house as police will arrest Government had no experi- affected people, those who tweet criticising the alleged Adviser to the Western seriously injured on Friday in decided to continue their strike animals, the fear of the hostile us." ence of sedating any hostile have lost their livelihoods on misuse of privileges by military Command of the Army in an explosion at a firecracker and threatened to burn effigies beast keeps haunting the inhab- Meanwhile, schools have tiger in dense forest. The team fear of hostile tigress. officials leading to an outcry Chandimandir in Haryana’s factory in Badaun, police of Chief Minister Naveen itants of the forest villages. been closed and around 4 lakh was also not well equipped to Notably, after death of two amongst the veterans. She later Panchkula district. The officer said. Around 4 pm, there Patnaik in different places of To add to their trouble, the people of Angul and tranqulise it, Sahu alleged. innocent villagers by tigress deleted the tweet saying “it was is a civilian and is not allowed was an explosion in a licensed the State on one particular police have been after the vil- Athamallik have lost their On the other hand, the Sundari which was relocated inadvertently done and the to use flags on their vehicles, a firecracker factory in date and time if the lawyers’ lagers and have already arrest- livelihoods as they don’t move silence of the officials of the from Bandhavgarh Reserve in same is deeply regretted.” right reserved for armed forces Rasulpur village under the concerns are not addressed by ed 19 persons for protesting the out in fear of the tigress. National Tiger Conservation MP to Satkosia, people have The Ministry later in the officers. Civil Lines police station, Tuesday noon next. tigress. The police have filed Satkosia Praja Surakhya Authority, Wildlife officials been demanding the immedi- day said Army Public Relations “Even if misuse of an Army Badaun Senior “On Tuesday afternoon, cases against hundreds of peo- Samiti president Janardan Sahu and State Forest Minister on the ate shift of the big cat. The Officer (PRO) Colonel Aman Command’s insignia by a civil- Superintendent of Police the general body will decide the ple in the case. termed it as an eyewash to plight of the people has been police action to muzzle the Anand will be acting ian is not a cognisable offence, (SSP) Ashok Kumar said.