SC nixes plea challenging Asthana’s appointment as spl CBI director

New Delhi, Nov 28 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition which challenged the appointment of Gujarat cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as a Special Director of the premier probe agency, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

A division bench, headed by Justice R K Aggarwal, refused to quash the appointment of Mr Asthana, after finding no merit in senior top court lawyer Prashant Bhushan’s petition.

UNI

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