SC dismisses plea to remove CBI special director Asthana
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea challenging IPS officer Rakesh Asthana's appointment as a special director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Terming Asthana's appointment as "illegal and arbitrary",  NGO Common Cause had filed the plea alleging that Asthanaâs name appeared in the diary ofÂ Sterling Biotech case, on which the CBI had registered an FIRÂ recently.Â 