The Delhi High Court has transferred a special judge of Rouse Avenue court amid allegations of demanding a bribe for granting bail to the accused in a GST-related case registered in 2023.
On May 16, 2025, an FIR was registered against his court staff (Record Keeper) under sections related to corruption in this regard.
The High Court issued the transfer order of the special judge in question from Rouse Avenue Court on May 20.
Court staff approached the High Court to quash the FIR. However, the High Court has not granted him any immediate relief. However, a notice has been issued to the State. During a hearing before Justice Amit Mahajan on May 20, additional counsel for the State submitted that the relevant material had already been sent to the Principal Secretary of Law, Government, NCT of Delhi, in January 2025, was submitted before the Administrative Committee of this Court through the Registrar General.
It was further submitted that sufficient material is on record to justify the allegations made in the FIR, which requires investigation.
Senior Counsels Mohit Mathur, appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the present FIR has been registered after an order dated May 16, 2025 passed by the Special Judge,(PC Act), Rouse Avenue Courts, whereby the show cause was issued against the Joint Commissioner Anti-Corruption Branch as to why reference for contempt of Court not to be made to the High Court.
It is further submitted that the petitioner was posted as an Ahlmad (record keeper) with the said Court and that the present FIR was registered on May 16, 2025.
Source #ET
