The Supreme Court today issued a notice to Chief Vigilance Commissioner P J Thomas on a plea seeking his removal from the key post. The apex court also issued notice to the government on the petition challenging the appointment of Thomas as the CVC on the ground that he is facing corruption charges. The court listed the matter for final hearing on 27th of this month. Earlier, Thomas had faced stinging observation from the apex court on his capacity as CVC chief to oversee CBI investigations in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The court made these observations in view of Thomas's name figuring in the Palmolein import scam in Kerala.