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Supreme Court shunts out 2 coal scam judges on Delhi HC request
The Supreme Court has replaced two special CBI judges hearing coal scam cases in Delhi, acting on an unusual request from the Delhi high court that the judges were 'better suited for…
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court has replaced two special CBI judges hearing coal scam cases in Delhi, acting on an unusual request from the Delhi high court that the judges were 'better suited for certain other responsibilities.' Judges Sunena Sharma and Dheeraj Mor were transferred barely six months and a year after their appointments, respectively.
The top court accepted the request and appointed Virender Kumar Kharta and Ajay Garg as replacements. Neither Sharma nor Mor has been given a fresh judicial posting; both have been attached to the office of the principal district and sessions judge (CBI). The high court directed them to pronounce reserved judgments within two to three weeks. Last year, 29 CBI corruption cases were pending before the two special courts, with 27 already disposed.
The Indian Opinion
The high court's unusual request and the judges' sudden transfer, with no new posting, feeds suspicion of behind-the-scenes pressure. But no evidence of wrongdoing has emerged. What is clear is that these transfers will delay the already slow coal scam trials. The test will be whether the replacement judges can clear the 29 pending cases faster, and what roles the two transferred judges eventually get.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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