SC asks Centre to reply on PIL challenging CVC, VC appointment

The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the Centre and recently appointed Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) K V Chaudhary and Vigilance Commissioner (VC) T M Bhasin on a fresh plea challenging the appointments on the ground that the two persons do not have clean record. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu sought their response within two weeks on the PIL filed by NGO Common Cause. 

 The bench, meanwhile, asked lawyer Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO, to file an application for seeking various records pertaining to the CVC and the VC.

Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, who also appeared in the case supporting the plea, sought the court's 

permission to inspect the records filed by the central government in this regard. "Records should come to us first. Records must be inspected by us first," the bench also comprising Justices Arun Mishra and Amitava Roy said.