The petition filed in Delhi HC claimed that phones of several other people were also tapped when the CBI was witnessing a feud between its then Director Alok Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthana.
On Friday, Ashok Chawla resigned as the chairman of NSE hours after the CBI informed the court that the Centre has granted sanction to prosecute him in the Aircel-Maxis case.
In his letter of resignation, Alok Verma has written that he was not given the opportunity to be heard by the panel before his ouster as the CBI Director
This Shah Commission chapter discusses how four senior officials of the Government were harassed and humiliated by Congress and Indira Gandhi using the CBI as a tool