Justice Gavai recuses himself from hearing Param Bir Singh case
The Hindu
Ex-police commissioner has moved SC alleging departmental enquiries against him was part of a conspiracy to frame him for levelling corruption charges against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh
Supreme Court judge Justice B.R. Gavai, one of the two judges on the Vacation Bench scheduled to hear a plea by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh challenging the internal enquiries instituted against him, recused himself from hearing the case on Tuesday. Mr. Singh has moved the Supreme Court alleging that the departmental enquiries against him was part of a conspiracy to frame him for levelling allegations of corruption against Anil Deshmukh, who resigned as Maharashtra Home Minister. He urged the apex court to shift the enquiries to another State. “My brother [pointing to Justice Gavai] cannot hear the case,” Justice Vineet Saran, the lead judge on the Bench, informed senior advocate Puneet Bali, who appeared for Mr. Singh.More Related News