Pradeep Kumar to be sworn in as CVC tomorrow

Defence secretary Pradeep Kumar will take over on Thursday as the new central vigilance commissioner, the country's anti-corruption watchdog, which has been headless for the past four months after the Supreme Court struck down the appointment of PJ Thomas.

Defence secretary Pradeep Kumar will take over on Thursday as the new central vigilance commissioner, the country's anti-corruption watchdog, which has been headless for the past four months after the Supreme Court struck down the appointment of PJ Thomas.

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62-year-old Kumar will be sworn-in as the new CVC by President Pratibha Patil at a ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Kumar, a 1972 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer, was chosen for the CVC's post unanimously by a panel comprising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, home minister P Chidambaram and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj a fortnight ago.

He will have a tenure of a little over three years.

The post of CVC fell vacant after the apex court quashed the appointment of Thomas as a charge sheet was pending against him in a corruption case.