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Delhi HC transfers 28 judges including those in Vadra, Kejriwal cases
The Delhi High Court on Monday ordered the transfer of 28 judges from the Delhi Higher Judicial Service in a large reshuffle. Special CBI judge Sushant Changotra, who was hearing a money…
The Delhi High Court on Monday ordered the transfer of 28 judges from the Delhi Higher Judicial Service in a large reshuffle. Special CBI judge Sushant Changotra, who was hearing a money laundering case linked to businessman Robert Vadra, has been moved to the southwest district courts in Dwarka. Additional sessions judge Shivali Bansal takes his place as the new CBI special judge. Additional chief judicial magistrate Paras Dalal, who handled the Enforcement Directorate case against former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over excise policy summons, has also been transferred from Rouse Avenue Courts.
The High Court also transferred 10 judicial magistrates and assigned new postings to 45 judicial officers who completed training. Judge Dheeraj Mor, formerly handling coal block cases, moves to Saket Court as an NDPS court judge. The court of special judge Gaurav Rao at Rouse Avenue has been abolished, and his pending cases will be distributed among other CBI courts, excluding coal block cases. Transferred judges must notify reserved cases and pronounce verdicts on schedule or within two to three weeks.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The three sources agree on the core facts of the transfer of 28 Delhi Higher Judicial Service judges, including Special CBI judge Sushant Changotra who handled high-profile cases. Times of India leads with the specific cases Changotra and another judge dealt with, framing the reshuffle as affecting politically sensitive litigation. Times Now focuses on the administrative machinery, listing new postings and a court being abolished. Hindustan Times provides the broadest context, noting 83 judicial officers were moved overall and naming cases beyond the political ones, such as the Shraddha Walkar murder trial. The differences are of emphasis: the first two outlets foreground the political dimension, while the third presents it as a routine administrative exercise. The notification itself gives no reason for the transfers, and no source speculates on motivation, making this a neutral administrative report.
Coverage: 3 sources, 2 neutral, 1 sensationalist
Sources (3): timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sensationalist), timesnownews.com (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
