-NDTV.com A non-profit, Common Cause, had challenged the retrospective change in the appointment of Enforcement Directorate director Sanjay Kumar Mishra New Delhi: The centre, Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) will have to reply to a Supreme Court notice over retrospective change in the appointment of ED director Sanjay Kumar Mishra. A non-profit, Common Cause, had challenged the extension of Mr Mishra from two to three years. Lawyer Prashant Bhushan, who...

-The Telegraph 'Finance secretary Rajiv Kumar was eventually not chosen, probably because of stiff opposition' A member of the search committee for the chief vigilance commissioner (CVC) was also an applicant and he was shortlisted, sources have told The Telegraph. The applicant was eventually not chosen, probably because of stiff opposition, the sources added. The search committee constituted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi included cabinet secretary Rajeev Gauba, finance secretary Rajiv Kumar and secretary...

-The Indian Express The Centre has defended their appointments, saying it was cleared unanimously by a three-member committee comprising the PM, Home Minister and Leader of Opposition. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a petition challenging the appointment of former Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) head K V Chaudhary as Chief Vigilance Commissioner and former CMD of Indian Bank T M Bhasin as Vigilance Commissioner. A...

-The Asian Age Prashant Bhushan has filed this application in the pending petition challenging the arbitrary appointment of the CVC. New Delhi: Common Cause organisation has approached the Supreme Court regarding bribes paid to prominent politicians by corporate groups, as revealed during the raids by income tax department and the CBI in 2013 and 2014. Advocate Prashant Bhushan has filed this application in the pending petition challenging the arbitrary appointment of the chief...

-TheWire.in Swaraj Abhiyan founder Prashant Bhushan discusses the Essar tapes and other scams, the role of whistleblowers and his fallout with Arvind Kejriwal. Celebrated lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan has just notched up another victory with the Supreme Court-appointed panel decreeing there was prima facie evidence that former CBI director Ranjit Sinha had attempted to influence the investigation into the coal block allocation scam under the then UPA government. The court’s observation was based...