The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) J S Khehar has recalled a recommendation for the appointment of an Allahabad high court judge just before it was to be forwarded by the Centre to President Pranab Mukherjee for his assent last week. The intervention took place after the chief justice of the Allahabad HC, Dilip B Bhosale, acted on an Intelligence Bureau (IB) inquiry report that the Lucknow district judge in question and his associates had allegedly received large bribes to grant bail to former UP minister Gayatri Prajapati.
The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) J S Khehar has recalled a recommendation for the appointment of an Allahabad high court judge just before it was to be forwarded by the Centre to President Pranab Mukherjee for his assent last week. The intervention took place after the chief justice of the Allahabad HC, Dilip B Bhosale, acted on an Intelligence Bureau (IB) inquiry report that the Lucknow district judge in question and his associates had allegedly received large bribes to grant bail to former UP minister Gayatri Prajapati.