Delhi High Court suspends district judge Veena Rani, bars her from leaving state

The Delhi High Court has suspended district judge Veena Rani, who presided over the commercial court, people aware of the developments said on Friday. The decision was taken in a full court meeting on July 10, when the decision to suspend another district judge, Vinay Singhal, was also taken, marking the second such suspension to emerge in quick succession, people cited above said.Rani’s suspension came after a vigilance inquiry ordered by high court chief justice DK Upadhyaya but the official reasons that triggered it were not available as of going to print.ALSO READ | Delhi HC gives Kejriwal, others one last chance to reply in excise policy caseTo be sure, HT was the first to report on the decision to suspend Singhal over the allegations that he appointed a group of ineligible advocates as court auctioneers and passed judicial orders enabling them to receive payments beyond permissible limits under the…