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K K Venugopal, the sources said, was not willing to continue in the constitutional post due to "personal reasons". But following a request by the central government, he has agreed to continue as the top law officer of the Union of India for three more months.
Venugopal said that there should be distinct judges constituting the court of appeal and the Collegium system of the apex court should be the basis of their appointments too.
His comments in the apex court on Wednesday that Rafale fighter jet deal documents were stolen caused a political row, with Congress president Rahul Gandhi targeting the government over stealing of such sensitive papers and seeking a criminal investigation.
A bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu refused to give credence to the submission of Sinha's lawyer on the issue after advocate Prashant Bhushan also told the court on oath that he did not receive any information from DIG-level officer Santosh Rastogi.
CBI today opposed the plea for setting up a committee of experts for effective monitoring of the probe in 2G spectrum scam case by claiming in the Supreme Court that "it has done fairly credible job".
The Enforcement Directorate today told the Supreme Court that property worth Rs 2,000 crore each will be attached against two companies which are involved in the 2G spectrum scam during the tenure of former telecom minister A Raja.
The bench also barred any other courts from passing any order in the 2G spectrum case which could impede investigations.
