Centre to SC in 2G case: Thomas has offered to recuse himself.

"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.

The court had raised questions that Thomas was the Telecom Secretary at the relevant time.

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.

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.