<p>"In accordance with the highest tradition, Thomas has offered to recuse himself from the matter," Solicitor General Gopal Subramanuium told a bench comprising justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly which had yesterday questioned Thomas supervising the CBI which is probing the scam.<br /><br />The court had raised questions that Thomas was the Telecom Secretary at the relevant time.<br /><br />60-year-old Thomas, who was Telecom Secretary till recently, was appointed to the CVC's post by a three-member panel headed by Prime Minister but not not before the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, gave a dissenting note.<br /><br />Appointed barely less than three months ago, Thomas' name figures in the chargesheet relating to import of palmolein when he was serving in the Kerala government.</p>
<p>"In accordance with the highest tradition, Thomas has offered to recuse himself from the matter," Solicitor General Gopal Subramanuium told a bench comprising justices G S Singhvi and A K Ganguly which had yesterday questioned Thomas supervising the CBI which is probing the scam.<br /><br />The court had raised questions that Thomas was the Telecom Secretary at the relevant time.<br /><br />60-year-old Thomas, who was Telecom Secretary till recently, was appointed to the CVC's post by a three-member panel headed by Prime Minister but not not before the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, gave a dissenting note.<br /><br />Appointed barely less than three months ago, Thomas' name figures in the chargesheet relating to import of palmolein when he was serving in the Kerala government.</p>
