To bring you up to speed, this is what happened in the SC which is hearing a plea by CBI director Alok Verma challenging the Centre's decision to send him on leave.


The Supreme Court Friday commenced hearing on the petition filed by CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma challenging the decision of the Centre to divest him of his duties and sending him on leave.     


A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph is hearing the plea.   


Senior advocate Fali S Nariman is advancing arguments on behalf of the CBI chief.   


The counsel submitted that the CBI Director was appointed with the approval of a selection panel having the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition and the Chief Justice of India.   


Nariman referred to the Central Vigilance Commission and Centre's orders divesting Verma of his duty. He also cited the Vineet Narain judgment to support Verma's pleas.   


Verma has also sought stay of the Centre's order asking him to proceed on leave and giving the interim charge of his post to Joint Director M Nageswara Rao, a 1986 batch Odisha-cadre IPS officer.


The SC grants two weeks time to the CVC for concluding the probe after the CVC said 10 days for the enquiry is not sufficient as it has to look into several documents.


The CJI also said the incumbent, Nageshwar Rao, cannot take any policy decisions and will carry out only routine administrative work.


CJI Gogoi says at this stage the enquiry will be only to find out whether there is a prima facie case for Alok Verma.