SC collegium asks Dinakaran to go on leave

Last Updated: Saturday, April 03, 2010, 14:21

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SC collegium asks Dinakaran to go on leave

Zeenews Bureau

New Delhi: Karnataka High Court Chief Justice PD Dinakaran, who is facing allegations of corruption, has been advised by the Supreme Court collegium to go on leave.

Justice Dinakaran has not been performing judicial work since December last following allegations that he was involved in land grabbing. Justice Madan B Lokur will take Justice Dinakaran’s place as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka HC after the latter proceeds on leave.

The SC collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan, is reported to have taken the decision amid concerns that in Dinakaran’s absence, judicial work in the HC was suffering.

Justice Dinakaran had stopped taking up cases after a motion was admitted in the Rajya Sabha for Dinkaran’s removal on charges of corruption, land-grab and abuse of judicial office.

Prior to the allegations, the SC collegium had recommended the elevation of Justice Dinakaran as Supreme Court judge in August 2009.

First Published: Saturday, April 03, 2010, 14:21

Comments

s. natarajan - bangalore
Leave earned is the personal property of the individual. Jurisprudence prohibits forcible appropriation of personal property. Even under any draconian law, an employer/ superior authority (which in this case none are) can force anybody to proceed on leave. A High Court Judge, who is a direct constitutional appointee and over whom the CJI/SC and/ or its collegium has no utive power were in error in forcing him to on leave. Forcing a High Court Judge to proceed on leave is exercise of a power that did not exist. I am sure that Dinakaran will not formally apply for leave and the CJI will have to sanction leave without being applied for.