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India SC reinstates CBI chief removed by govt
Reuters, New Delhi
India's Supreme Court has reinstated the removed director of the country's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a setback to the government that has been accused of undermining the agency.
The decision came yesterday, more than two months after Alok Verma and his deputy, Rakesh Asthana, were "placed on leave" last year with the government ordering a probe against both the feuding men.
The top court, however, said Verma couldn't make any major policy decisions pending a review by an autonomous anticorruption body that had recommended Verma’s and Asthana's transfers out of the CBI.
Verma had challenged the gov-
ernment's decision to remove him during a CBI inquiry of his deputy Asthana, who is considered close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Verma petitioned the Supreme Court challenging his removal, a day after the order on October 24.
Verma had said his removal" [eroded] the independence of the institution" as well as
its officers' morale, while analysts called the move part of a wider pattern of government authoritarianism.
Critics have accused Modi of trying to save an allegedly "corrupt" Asthana, who worked under him when the Indian PM headed the government in Gujarat state.
CBI had alleged Asthana took bribes to settle a money-laundering investigation into a businessman. The CBI is armed with a mandate to investigate corruption and other major crimes in India.
In a statement, the main opposition party, Congress, welcomed the verdict. Party chief Rahul Gandhi had accused Modi of removing Verma to quash a probe into the purchase of 36 French Rafale aircraft for the Indian air force.
Verma's lawyer, Sanjay Hegde, told reporters on Tuesday: "I do not see it solely as a victory for Alok Verma. I see it as a victory for the independence of investigative agencies in this country."
However, the CBI often faces a crisis of "integrity" with the party in power using the top investigating agency to cover up wrongdoings and target political opponents.