The Congress on Friday hailed the Supreme Court order, contending that the Narendra Modi government’s midnight raid on the CBI would be judicially scrutinised and happy that the CVC inquiry will be monitored by a retired judge.

Congress leaders said the very fact that the Supreme Court did not refuse to hear CBI director Alok Verma’s plea on the pretext that it was an administrative decision established that the removal was not in order.

The party’s communication chief Randeep Surjewala said: “Truth prevails in the Supreme Court. The Modi government’s sinister attempt to capture CBI through lackeys falls flat. A slap in the face of tyrants who wanted to pin the last nail in CBI’s independence. The CVC can’t act as the Modi government’s pawn but would be supervised by a SC judge to act fairly.”

Surjewala said the Prime Minister was again reminded that “Modi Rule” fails miserably before “Rule of Law”.

“Brazen attempts to interfere, infiltrate or capture institutions will be banished. People of India will now remind you in 2019 that bad governments come with an expiry date! History won’t forget how you severely undermined the reputation of two premier institutions, CBI & CVC.”