P. J. Thomas (civil servant)

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P. J. Thomas
14th Central Vigilance Commissioner
In office
7 September 2010 – 4 March 2011
Preceded byPratyush Sinha
Succeeded byPradeep Kumar
Personal details
Born13 January 1951
NationalityIndian
In this Indian name, the name Polayil Joseph is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Thomas or P. J. Thomas.

Polayil Joseph Thomas is a 1973 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from Kerala cadre. He was appointed as the 14th Chief Vigilance Commissioner of India, in an appointment that came under Supreme Court's review and later to be annulled by court as "non-est" in law. The appointment and the subsequent quashing led to several public debates with regard to the eligibility criteria for CVC's appointment,[1] judicial activism,[2] as well as the role played by mainstream media to hide several key facts that could establish his otherwise unblemished record in the civil services.[3][4]

  1. ^ R. K. Raghavan (4 March 2011). "Lessons from the Thomas verdict". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  2. ^ A severe indictment
  3. ^ Thomas moves court for probe into ‘distorted telecast'
  4. ^ http://cms.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=10755 PJ Thomas: Saga of a Man Wronged