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Appearing in person, Central Bureau of Investigation Director Vijay Shanker today tendered an unqualified apology to the Jharkhand High Court, which had pulled him up for transferring a senior investigating officer in the multi-crore fodder scam without obtaining its permission. As per the court directive, Shanker, along with Solicitor-General of India G.E. Vahanvati, personally appeared before the Bench headed by Chief Justice M.K. Vinayagam.
Swearing an affidavit before the Bench, Shanker said he was “tendering an unconditional apology” on behalf of himself and also on behalf of the department of which he was the head, making it clear that there was absolutely no intention whatsoever on their part of violating an order of the court.
The court on November 17 served the show-cause on Shanker after the transfer of CBI Superintendent of Police R.C. Choudhury, probing the multi-crore fodder scam, and his subsequent offer for a voluntary retirement.
