Supreme Court judge writes 4th letter to CJI against Raj HC judge
Supreme Court Judge Sandeep Mehta has sent a fourth letter to the Chief Justice of India alleging administrative misconduct by Rajasthan High Court Judge Sanjeev Prakash Sharma. The allegations include nepotism, favoritism, and interference in a sensitive judicial inquiry.
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The ongoing conflict highlights internal tensions and accountability issues within the Indian judiciary.
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Judge Sandeep Mehta has written another letter to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant alleging that Rajasthan high court judge Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, who was replaced as the Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan high court, was interfering in an internal judicial enquiry by abusing administrative powers.This is the fourth letter written by Justice Mehta to CJI on the conduct of the Rajasthan HC judge. His earlier three letters on Aug 2, 10 and 17 had accused Justice Sharma, the then Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan HC, of "maladministration", "malpractices", "nepotism" and "favouritism".
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