The government on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's intervention in the ongoing CBI row and said it will strengthen the investigation process and help the truth to come out "soon and without bias". "The Supreme Court direction to set a two-week time frame is a positive development and it would further strengthen the fairness criteria of the investigation. Appointment of a retired Supreme Court judge would ensure a fair inquiry," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.

His remarks come after the apex court a former judge, A.K. Patnaik, to supervise the inquiry into the allegations against Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Alok Verma while giving two weeks time to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) to complete the probe. The court also asked the officiating Director M. Nageswara Rao not to take any policy or major decision.