New Delhi: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Alok Verma on Monday filed in the Supreme Court his response to Central Vigilance Commission's (CVC) finding on corruption allegations against him in a sealed cover.


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Earlier in the day, the apex court directed Verma to file a response regarding the matter "as quickly as possible". 


The SC further said that it would not adjourn the scheduled hearing fixed for Tuesday on the plea of the CBI director against government's decision to divest him of duties.


"Even though we sought a little time from the court, the sealed cover reply of Mr Verma was filed with the secretary general at 1 pm," lawyer Gopal Sankaranarayanan, representing Verma told PTI.


The apex court, on November 16, had asked Verma to file his response in a sealed cover to the preliminary probe report of the Central Vigilance Commission on corruption charges against the CBI Director by 1 pm on Monday.


The bench made clear that it will not shift the schedule date of hearing and asked him to file his response "as quickly as possible" during the day by 4 pm itself to enable it to peruse the reply.


Earlier, the apex court had said that the CVC has made some "very uncomplimentary" findings in its probe on corruption allegations against Verma and wanted further investigations into some of the charges which required more time, adding there were also some "very complimentary" conclusions.


Summing up the "exhaustive" confidential report of the CVC given to it, the court ordered that its copy along with the annexure be given to Verma in a sealed cover.


(With inputs from PTI)