PUCL Bulletin,
July 2003
Jharkhand
High Court acts against corrupt judicial officials
The Jharkhand High Court had received complaints of corruption against
14 judicial officers.
The former Chief Justice V.K. Gupta, had then ordered an enquiry into
these complaints by the Court Vigilance Cell. The Cell sent its recommendations.
The High Court directed the personnel departments to route its recommendations
to the State Government. As a result the state cabinet compulsorily retired
6 judicial officers under Section 74(B) of the State Service because of
their service record.
These are: Payare Mohan Lal, acting Additional Judicial Commissioner,
Ranchi; Ram Siya Singh, Additional Judge, Palamau; Badru Jama Ansari,
Additional Sessions Judge, Lohardaga; Harinarayan Singh, Additional Sessions
Judge, Palamau; Ishwari Prasad, Additional District and Sessions Judge,
Sahebgunj; Mahesh Prasad Tiwari, Jharkhand State Legal Service Authority.