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Two Bihar judges suspended
Patna, May 17: The additional district and sessions judge of Aurangabad, Brinda Pathak and Chief Judicial Magistrate of Patna, S K Srivastava have been suspended by a panel of the Patna High Court for irregularities in the discharge of their functions.
Patna, May 17: The additional district and sessions judge of Aurangabad, Brinda Pathak and Chief Judicial Magistrate of Patna, S K Srivastava have been suspended by a panel of the Patna High Court for irregularities in the discharge of their functions.
While Srivastava was suspended on the charge of
irregularities in granting bail, Pathak was charged with gross
misconduct in discharge of his official functions, sources in
the office of the HC registrar general said.
The decision to suspend the two judges was taken at a meeting of the standing committee of the HC on Thursday, the sources said.
The seven-member committee headed by the Chief Justice of the High Court looks after administrative matters of the judiciary in the state. Bureau Report
The decision to suspend the two judges was taken at a meeting of the standing committee of the HC on Thursday, the sources said.
The seven-member committee headed by the Chief Justice of the High Court looks after administrative matters of the judiciary in the state. Bureau Report