Former court staffer gets 37-year-sentence for misappropriating funds in Kallakurichi
A former court staffer in Kallakurichi has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for misappropriating funds meant for motor accident claims. The fraud involved forging judicial signatures and tampering with official court records over several years.
Why it matters
This case highlights significant lapses in judicial administrative oversight and the potential for corruption within lower court systems.
The Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Kallakuruchi sentenced a former Sheristadar Assistant of the court to 37 years for misappropriating court funds meant for Motor Accident Claims (MCOP) cases, forging judicial signatures and tampering with court records.
The case came to light following an inspection conducted by Sureshkumar, then Principal Subordinate Judge, Kallakurichi, pursuant to the directions of the Madras High Court in a suo motu writ petition in 2021. During the inspection of records relating to MCOP cases disposed of in 2012 and 2014, certain signatures of Sub Judges and the Sheristadar appeared suspicious.
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