NewsX: A PIL has been filed in the apex court challenging the appointment of new CAG, Mr. Shahikant Sharma. The recent appointment of Shashi Kant Sharma as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) was challenged again in the Supreme Court as veteran lawyer and anti-corruption activist Prashant Bhushan filed a PIL on Monday.
Bhushan filed the PIL on behalf of nine petitioners, including former chief election commissioner N. Gopalswami, former navy chiefs Admiral (retired) R.H. Tahiliani and Admiral (retired) Ramdas, former deputy CAG B.P. Mathur, retired IAS officers Kamal Kant Jaswal, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, E.A.S. Sarma, S. Krishnan and M.G. Devasahayam.