<p>Senior IPS officer Alok Verma on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court against his removal as the CBI chief.</p>.<p>The move came after <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/cbi-war-nageshwar-rao-699512.html" target="_blank">Verma and the CBI special director Rakesh Asthana were asked to go on leave</a>, in a swift late night development, after open fight and recriminations between the two officers slung out in the open, sullying the reputation of the premier investigation agency.</p>.<p>Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayana mentioned Verma's petition before the top court's three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.</p>.<p>He said the officer got information on his "removal" at 6 am this morning. He urged the court to urgently consider the matter. He also sought permission to file the petition.</p>.<p>The court agreed to list the petition on Friday, refusing to give an immediate date.</p>.<p>CBI's joint director M Nageshwara Rao has been assigned the duties and functions of CBI director by an order issued by the department of personnel and training.</p>.<p><strong>READ: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/congress-links-rafale-probe-699527.html" target="_blank">Congress links Rafale probe to </a></strong><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/congress-links-rafale-probe-699527.html" target="_blank">removal</a></strong><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/congress-links-rafale-probe-699527.html" target="_blank"> of CBI Director</a></strong></p>
<p>Senior IPS officer Alok Verma on Wednesday approached the Supreme Court against his removal as the CBI chief.</p>.<p>The move came after <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/cbi-war-nageshwar-rao-699512.html" target="_blank">Verma and the CBI special director Rakesh Asthana were asked to go on leave</a>, in a swift late night development, after open fight and recriminations between the two officers slung out in the open, sullying the reputation of the premier investigation agency.</p>.<p>Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayana mentioned Verma's petition before the top court's three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.</p>.<p>He said the officer got information on his "removal" at 6 am this morning. He urged the court to urgently consider the matter. He also sought permission to file the petition.</p>.<p>The court agreed to list the petition on Friday, refusing to give an immediate date.</p>.<p>CBI's joint director M Nageshwara Rao has been assigned the duties and functions of CBI director by an order issued by the department of personnel and training.</p>.<p><strong>READ: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/congress-links-rafale-probe-699527.html" target="_blank">Congress links Rafale probe to </a></strong><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/congress-links-rafale-probe-699527.html" target="_blank">removal</a></strong><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/congress-links-rafale-probe-699527.html" target="_blank"> of CBI Director</a></strong></p>
