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Absence of Leader of Opposition Won't Invalidate Lokpal Appointments: Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi
The absence of a recognised Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha will not invalidate appointments in various statutory bodies including Lokpal and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) among others, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said.
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On CBI supervision, Attorney General sides with the government
On a day when the Supreme Court observed that the Central Vigilance Commission or CVC supervises the CBI, NDTV has learnt that Attorney General GE Vahanvati has said that it is the Central government which is the final authority in deciding whether to give the probe agency permission to conduct a direct investigation against a senior official.
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PJ Thomas may have to resign: Government sources
After another hellish controversy over his appointment as Chief Vigilance Commissioner, the government is now reportedly expecting PJ Thomas to resign. Mr. Thomas was named the country's most-senior officer in charge of fighting corruption in November 2010 by a committee consisting of the Prime Minister, the Home Minister and Leader of the Opp...
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Controversy over government's stand on Thomas in court
The government ran into another controversy today over its latest stand on the appointment of PJ Thomas as Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).In the Supreme Court today, the government was asked if papers related to the chargesheet against Mr. Thomas in an edible oil scam were circulated among the three-members of the committee that appointed Mr....
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Wrong to appoint Thomas as CVC, says former Attorney General
Speaking to NDTV, former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee called the controversial appointment of PJ Thomas as the head of the vigilance commission a mistake.Yesterday, the Supreme Court too expressed its discomfort in Thomas' appointment as the CVC. "We are concerned that if a person is an accused in a criminal case how will he function as CVC?" the...
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Absence of Leader of Opposition Won't Invalidate Lokpal Appointments: Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi
The absence of a recognised Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha will not invalidate appointments in various statutory bodies including Lokpal and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) among others, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi said.
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On CBI supervision, Attorney General sides with the government
On a day when the Supreme Court observed that the Central Vigilance Commission or CVC supervises the CBI, NDTV has learnt that Attorney General GE Vahanvati has said that it is the Central government which is the final authority in deciding whether to give the probe agency permission to conduct a direct investigation against a senior official.
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PJ Thomas may have to resign: Government sources
After another hellish controversy over his appointment as Chief Vigilance Commissioner, the government is now reportedly expecting PJ Thomas to resign. Mr. Thomas was named the country's most-senior officer in charge of fighting corruption in November 2010 by a committee consisting of the Prime Minister, the Home Minister and Leader of the Opp...
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Controversy over government's stand on Thomas in court
The government ran into another controversy today over its latest stand on the appointment of PJ Thomas as Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).In the Supreme Court today, the government was asked if papers related to the chargesheet against Mr. Thomas in an edible oil scam were circulated among the three-members of the committee that appointed Mr....
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Wrong to appoint Thomas as CVC, says former Attorney General
Speaking to NDTV, former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee called the controversial appointment of PJ Thomas as the head of the vigilance commission a mistake.Yesterday, the Supreme Court too expressed its discomfort in Thomas' appointment as the CVC. "We are concerned that if a person is an accused in a criminal case how will he function as CVC?" the...
