SC to hear plea against Thomas

Amidst speculation about CVC PJ Thomas putting in his papers, the Supreme Court will on Monday take up a petition challenging his appointment as the

Amidst speculation about CVC PJ Thomas putting in his papers, the Supreme Court will on Monday take up a petition challenging his appointment as the anti-corruption watchdog. The government will contest a PIL filed by People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) and former Election Commissioner JM Lyngdoh challenging the appointment.

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The hearing before Chief Justice S H Kapadia’s bench would, however, be crucial because it is going to be after the court perusing government file on Thomas’s appointment.