Now retired, Nirmal Yadav was sitting judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court at the time. Verdict comes at a time when the spotlight is on the Justice Yashwant Varma controversy.
On the night of the fire on 14 March, no official record or seizure of cash was made after officials were told by Varma's staff that the sacks contained 'stationery & court papers'.
Cash was reported to have been found at Justice Yashwant Varma's official bungalow by team of police & firefighters after a fire broke out there. Judge to be sent back to Allahabad HC.
SC and high courts fine litigants and advocates for frivolous petitions and contempt of court, apart from the penalties handed out as part of judgments.
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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