Ex-CVC Thomas withdraws plea from HC against his sacking!

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• July 19, 2011 
• PTI 
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Former Central Vigilance Commissioner P.J. Thomas - PTI.

Former CVC P.J. Thomas today withdrew from the Delhi High Court his plea for direction to the Rashtrapati Bhawan to decide his representation against the Supreme Court order sacking him.

"I seek to withdraw my petition," Wills Mathews, the counsel for Thomas told Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, seeking to withdraw his plea from the court.

Mathews withdrew the plea after Justice Endlaw remarked, "You cannot disturb the hierarchy of the judiciary and hence you please go to the same court."

During the hearing, the counsel for Thomas tried to clarify the position saying he did not want to challenge the Supreme Court order before the High Court.

"My prayer is limited to issuance of a direction to the Department of Personnel and Training which has not decided my representation to the President seeking Constitution of a five judge bench to decide afresh my removal from the post," Mathews said.

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Delhi High Court: Refuses to grant urgent hearing on Thomas’ plea

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PTI / The Hindu / NEW DELHI, July 14, 2011.

P.J. Thomas - The HIndu.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to grant urgent hearing on the plea of former Central Vigilance Commissioner P.J. Thomas that his appeal, pending with the President against his sacking, be decided first before his successor Pradeep Kumar assumes charge.

“It is quite difficult to hear your petition at the eleventh hour,” a division bench of justices Vikramjit Sen and Sindharth Mridul said referring to the oath taking ceremony of the new CVC scheduled at 11 am on Thursday.

The Court, however, agreed to hear the petition of Mr. Thomas in due course and said that it could be listed for hearing on Friday.

Wills Mathews, the counsel for Mr. Thomas, mentioned the matter at 10:30 am before the bench which declined to hear it on urgent basis.

Mr. Thomas has pleaded for a direction to the President not to issue any warrant of appointment as CVC to Defence Secretary Kumar without first deciding on his representation to her against the judgement of the Supreme Court.

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