Master Stroke: Ex-SC judge to supervise CVC probe against Alok Verma

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to complete its inquiry into allegations against CBI Director Alok Verma and appointed one of its former judges, Justice A.K. Patnaik, to supervise the probe for which it gave two weeks time while restraining interim chief M. Nageshwar Rao from taking any policy or major decisions.

Making it clear that prolonging the inquiry was not in the nation's best interest, a bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Sanjay Krishan Kaul and Justice K.M. Joseph said the inquiry would be conducted on the allegations contained in the Cabinet Secretary's August 24 note to the CVC.