The Supreme Court will hear today two Public Interest Litigations challenging the appointment of P J Thomas as Central Vigilance Commissioner. The petitions will a heard by a bench comprising Chief Justice S H Kapadia and Justices K S Radhakrishnan and Swatanter Kumar. Mr Thomas faced stinging observation from the apex court on his capacity as CVC chief to oversee CBI investigations in the 2G spectrum allocation scam in view of his name figuring in the Palmolein import scam in Kerala. Mr Thomas, till recently Secretary in the Union Telecom Ministry which is at the centre of the 2G scam, was appointed CVC on September 7 this year.The two PILs–one filed by an NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation and other by the former CEC–have contended that Mr Thomas was considered for the crucial post despite objection from the Leader of the Opposition who was part of a high-power committee for the appointment of CVC.