'Where Does Judge Go For Justice?' UP Trial Judge Calls Out Overnight Transfer Of 97 Murder Cases
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While delivering the verdict of the 10-year-old NDPS case in the Fast Track Court No. 3 of Muzaffarnagar, Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar questioned the recall of 97 murder letters from his court. In the absence of evidence, dismissing accused Ashok Bharti, he asked where should he go if injustice happens to the judge?
‘Recalling 97 murder cases from me illegal’: UP judge who gave 23 death sentences
The judge questioned whether an officer is legally bound to comply with an administrative order of a Sessions Judge or District Judge if the order is “without jurisdiction”, and whether the officer can refuse to follow it.
'Where Does Judge Go For Justice?' UP Trial Judge Calls Out Overnight Transfer Of 97 Murder Cases
Justice Ravi Kumar Diwakar, who recently grabbed headline for sentencing 23 people to death in 11 cases in the last 5 months, alleged that many cases were transferred out of his court to benefit gangsters and the mafia.
Ravi Kumar Diwakar, presiding officer of Muzaffarnagar's Additional District and Sessions Court Fast Track Court No. 3, has questioned the withdrawal of 97 murder case files from his court. Calling it illegal, he remarked that a judge's job is to deliver justice, but where should he go if injustice is meted out to him? These 97 files were recalled on August 18th by the then District Judge, Birendra Kumar Singh. The District Judge has now retired…
Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar wrote in the judgment – where should a judge go if injustice is done to him, questions on 97 files
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