New Delhi [India], Oct 25 (NT): The Supreme Court of India on Thursday agreed to hear a fresh petition filed by advocate Prashant Bhushan seeking Special Investigation Team (SIT) inquiry against Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials. SC also gave its nod to hear Special Director Rakesh Asthana ‘s plea.

However, a three-judge bench of the top court, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, has not given any date for hearing the petition.

"We will look into the issue," the bench of the Apex court stated.

Bhushan today mentioned the CBI tussle before the top court seeking nullify of the order against CBI Director Alok Verma and appointment of M Nageshwar Rao as the interim director of the probe agency.

Ahead of internal fighting in the leading investigating agency, PM Modi led Centre dissociated Verma and Asthana from their roles and asked them to go on leave. The two officials were engaged in a head-on dispute over a number of issues and accused each other of blocking probe of important cases.

Worth mention here the CBI had recently filed an FIR against Asthana for allegedly accepting a bribe from a businessman, who was connected to Moin Akhtar Qureshi case. Asthana was heading the SIT that was inquiring Qureshi's case.

Amid this CBI vs CBI fighting, Center appointed Rao  as the interim director of the CBI with immediate effect on Wednesday.