SC asks Alok Verma to respond to CVC report by Tuesday

New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Friday, asked Alok Verma to respond to the Central Vigilance Commission's (CVC) inquiry report on allegations of corruption brought against him by Tuesday.

-The allegations were levelled by his deputy, Special Director Rakesh Asthana.

-The top court will next hear the case on November 20.

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-The Supreme Court was hearing CBI director Alok Verma's petition challenging the government's order to send him on leave.

In its hearing on November 12, the Supreme Court had received a preliminary enquiry report from the CVC on the allegations made against Alok Verma by number two in the CBI, special director, Rakesh Asthana. The probe was supervised by retired Supreme Court judge A K Patnaik.

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Chief Justice Gogoi said that the CVC report would be given to senior counsel Fali Nariman in a sealed cover and the response to the report too would come in a sealed cover to be submitted before the next hearing on November 20.