Pj Thomas

• Pradeep Kumar sworn in as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner

  Central Vigilance Commissioner, CVC, Palmolein case, PJ Thomas, Pradeep Kumar

• PJ Thomas seeks stay on new CVC's appointment

  Former Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) PJ Thomas has appealed to President Pratibha Patil to wait for the outcome of his plea in court before the new CVC is appointed. In March this year, the Supreme Court declared that appointment of Thomas as India's CVC was invalid. Yesterday, Thomas filed a writ petition in Delhi High Court saying new the ...

• Now, Thomas appeals to President against striking down of appointment

  PJ Thomas, who was removed as Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) by the Supreme Court recently, has appealed to the President.On March 3, the Supreme Court quashed the appointment of Thomas as CVC, holding that the recommendation made by the high-powered panel - headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh - did not consider chargesheet relating to a ...

• Kerala court allows further probe into palmolein case

  In a decision fraught with political significance, the Vigilance Court has allowed a plea from prosecution to further investigate the palmolein import graft case.The prosecution, in a petition filed earlier this month, had sought court direction for further probe into the case contending that some more persons were likely to become accused in the c...

• PJ Thomas to file review petition in Supreme Court

  Former Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) P J Thomas has decided to move the Supreme Court seeking review by a Constitution bench  of its March 3 judgement quashing his appointment, claiming that judiciary has no right to decide his eligibility for the post without prior reference from the President.His counsel Wills Matthews said that Thoma...

• Government searching for exemplary candidates for new CVC

  After the controversy over the appointment of PJ Thomas as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner, which forced the Prime Minister to admit an error of judgement, the government is now taking no chances.For the appointment of a new CVC to replace PJ Thomas, the government is asking for the very best. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) will w...

• Chavan lying about PJ Thomas, says Kerala Chief Minister

  PJ Thomas may be gone as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC), but the controversy over his appointment shows no signs of dying down.The Kerala government on Thursday released a letter that showed it had told the Centre that Mr Thomas had a pending vigilance case against him, and could not be considered for deputation.That knocks a hole in what...

• Sushma Swaraj vs Nitin Gadkari over PJ Thomas

  The controversy over the CVC's appointment may have been bad news for the government, but it has also brought trouble for the BJP.The divide in the top ranks of the party over the CVC issue is out in the open now. BJP President Nitin Gadkari has said that the party will not let the controversy regarding the appointment of the Central Vigilance Comm...

• BJP demands apology from Prime Minister on CVC appointment

  Slamming Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue of appointment of PJ Thomas as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner, which was quashed by the Supreme Court, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today demanded that he should explain the circumstances behind the appointment."The Prime Minister is duty-bound to tell whether there was an error of judgement...

• Sushma Swaraj clarifies tweet on PM, says no differences within party

  Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj has denied that there are any differences within the party over the Prime Minister's statement on the CVC case. Responding to questions from the media on Saturday, Ms Swaraj clarified that she didn't ask for the PM's statement as he had already said that he will make one and that, this in no way meant that there were...

• Sushma thanks PM for statement on CVC, BJP says not enough

  On an official trip to Jammu, questions put to the Prime Minister focused only on the political developments in Delhi in the last 24 hours.The Supreme Court yesterday struck the government hard by declaring that PJ Thomas' appointment as India's Central Vigilance Commissioner was invalid. Mr Thomas was selected in September by a three-member commit...

• CVC case: Thomas may consider filing review petition, says his lawyer

  PJ Thomas' counsel, Wills Mathews, has indicated that Mr Thomas may consider filing a review petition against the Supreme Court order quashing his appointment as Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC). (Read: Who is PJ Thomas?) Speaking to PTI, Mr Mathews dismissed reports that Thomas has resigned and said that he would go through the judgement and...

• Who is PJ Thomas?

  Polayil Joseph Thomas, 60, has been in the eye of an unseemly storm for the last five months - a corruption case from years ago and an embarrassing question mark on his integrity came back to haunt him and the government that appointed him as the top man to look into corruption.  Ever since he was appointed Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC)...

• Thomas no longer CVC: Supreme Court

  The Supreme Court has ruled that PJ Thomas' appointment as Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) is illegal. His removal comes at a time when the government is being taken to task by the Opposition for a glut of corruption scandals. (Read: Who is PJ Thomas?) "I respect the Supreme Court's judgement," said the Prime Minister to NDTV. He said he will...

• Supreme Court verdict on CVC Thomas today

  The Supreme Court will give its verdict today on petitions challenging the appointment of PJ Thomas as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).The decision to appoint Mr Thomas the country's top man in charge of fighting corruption has cost the government dearly.First the Opposition and then the Supreme Court expressed concern over why Mr Thomas i...