No respite to AK Bassi: SC refuses to entertain his plea challenging transfer to Port Blair

The Apex Court refused to entertain the petition filed by CBI officer AK Bassi who approached the Court challenging his transfer to Port Blair. Mr Bassi, who was the investigating officer in an alleged corruption case against former CBI No. 2 Rakesh Asthana, said that he is being "victimised by the present CBI director M Nageswara Rao".

New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a petition filed by CBI officer AK Bassi who had challenged his transfer to Andaman and Nicobar islands by interim CBI director M Nageswara Rao.

Nageswara Rao's appointment itself is challenged before the top court and was made amidst the crossfire between CBI director Alok Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthana.

Bassi was questioned for not joining the post yet to which he replied that he was given an option to sort the matter within CBI.

The judges observed that the transfer order was not set aside by the court and they never said that he should not join.

The court refused to deal with the plea asked Bassi to approach the appropriate authorities if he thinks his transfer order to Port Blair is illegal.

Mr Bassi, who was the investigating officer in an alleged corruption case against former CBI No. 2 Rakesh Asthana, said that he is being "victimised by the present CBI director M Nageswara Rao".

Mr Bassi alleged Mr Rao "represents certain elements within the CBI, who did not want him to conduct a free and fair investigation in the Asthana FIR".

Mr Bassi said it was Mr Rao, who passed the order on October 24 last year transferring him to Port Blair.

In his plea, Mr Bassi challenged the transfer order issued on January 11, saying it violated the directions issued by the Supreme Court in its judgement on the plea of former CBI director Alok Verma.