Thomas questions apex court’s locus to quash his appointment

Mar 12(PTI) New Delhi, Former t has decided to move the Supreme Court seeking review by a Constitution bench of its March 3 judgement quashing his appointment, claiming that judiciary has no right to decide his eligibility for the post without prior reference from the President,

His counsel Wills Matthews said that Thomas was waiting for the Centre to file a review petition and in the event of it not being filed the former CVC would file it before April 2.

A review petition has to be filed within 30 days of the judgement.

On March 3 the Supreme Court quashed the appointment of Thomas as Central Vigilance Commissioner, holding that the recommendation made by the high-powered panel-headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh-did not consider the relevant material and therefore its advice “does not exist in law”.