CBI vs CBI: SC fumes over leaked information; adjourns hearing on November 29

12: 45 – Alok Verma’s counsel also told Supreme Court that article was of November 17 and Alok Verma filed the reply on the CVC report in Court on November 19.

Nariman told Supreme Court that article was of November 17 and Alok Verma filed the reply on the CVC report in Court on November 19. https://t.co/ccea21GWJ4

— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2018

12:38 – Fali Nariman said that the said article was published was Verma’s reply to CVC during the inquiry and not the reply filed in Supreme Court. CJI Ranjan Gogoi hands over another article in a cover as well as a newspaper to Nariman. Next hearing on Nov 29

CBI director Alok Verma’s counsel Fali Nariman says article that was published was Verma’s reply to CVC during the inquiry and not the reply filed in Supreme Court. CJI Ranjan Gogoi hands over another article in a cover as well as a newspaper to Nariman. Next hearing on Nov 29

— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2018

12:28 – The apex court said that it is not a platform for anyone to say anything, ‘We will set it right,’ CJI Gogoi said while pointing out allegations levelled by CBI DIG Manish Kumar Sinha.

‘Court is not a platform for anyone to say anything. We will set it right,’ CJI Gogoi says while pointing out allegations levelled by CBI DIG Manish Kumar Sinha. https://t.co/b0j76Mpr5M

— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2018

CBI case; CJI Gogoi says ‘Yesterday we refused the mentioning and we expressed that the highest degree of confidentiality will be maintained, but for some strange reason papers were taken away and given to everyone’

— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2018

11: 50 – Fali Nariman, who is Alok Verma’s Counsel, said that he will be mentioning and clarifying on lawyer Gopal Shankar Narayan’s appearance in the case at the end of the board today before the SC bench headed by CJI.

CBI case: Alok Verma’s Counsel Fali Nariman will mention and clarify on lawyer Gopal Shankar Narayan’s appearance in the case at the end of the board today before the SC bench headed by CJI

— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2018

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In today’s hearing on the CBI vs CBI case, the Supreme Court has adjourned crucial hearing on CBI’s Alok Verma to 29 November after CJI expressed agitation over leakage of confidential information.

The CJI said, “We are not hearing today. We don’t think any of you deserve a hearing.”

‘We don’t think anyone of you deserves a hearing’, said CJI Ranjan Gogoi on alleged leak of documents to media https://t.co/mnmQU80xru

— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2018

The apex court was hearing the matter against exiled CBI Director Alok Verma who has filed a reply pertaining to bribery allegations against him. While responding to CVC’s preliminary probe report, Verma filed his reply in a sealed cover on Monday, 19 November.

Alok Verma was directed to reply ‘as quickly as possible’ by a bench headed by CJI Gogoi as the scheduled Tuesday hearing on his plea would not be deferred.

SC miffed with an alleged leak of #CBI Director Alok Verma’s reply to the court on CVC’s findings. Reply was given yesterday in sealed cover. Excerpts of reply appeared in a media report. Fali Nariman, Alok Verma’s advocate, says he doesn’t know anything about leak

— Poulomi Saha (@PoulomiMSaha) November 20, 2018

The exiled CBI Director had earlier filed a plea challenging the government’s order divesting him of his duties and sending him on forced leave in view of allegations of corruption against him.

On Monday during the hearing, the CBI feud turnedmurkier, after a senior officer M K Sinha dragged the names of NSA Ajit Doval, Union minister Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary and CVC K V Chowdhury over alleged attempts to interfere in the probe against CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana, who has been divested too, of his duties and sent on leave along with his boss.

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