predecessor successor nationality office birth_date order term_start article_title term_end name
pratyush sinha pradeep kumar indian central vigilance commission central vigilance commissioner 13 january 1951 14th 7 september 2010 p. j. thomas -lrb- indian administrative officer -rrb-
 4 march 2011 polayil joseph thomas
p. j. thomas -lrb- indian administrative officer -rrb-

polayil joseph thomas is an 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 , judicial activism , 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 .
