New Delhi: Former Delhi High Court judge Justice RS Sodhi has hit out at former Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju for making allegations of corruption in the judiciary. "Why is Katju not making all allegations at one go. Why is he not taking names of the corrupt judges? Is he doing all this for publicity," Justice Sodhi questioned.
Katju in his blog mentioned that a certain judge was transferred to the Allahabad High Court after coming under scrutiny for corruption. However, with the passage of time he was promoted as the acting Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.
Justice Katju also alleged that former Chief Justice of India SH Kapadia did not ask for the said judge's resignation even after charges of corruption were proved by the report given to Justice Kapadia by Katju, though he did not allow the judge to become Chief Justice of any High Court or a Supreme Court judge.
Justice Katju wrote, "Most Chief Justices of India are reluctant to expose corruption in the judiciary thinking that this will defame the judiciary, and so they prefer to bury corruption under the carpet, not realizing that the bulge under the carpet will show."
Katju had alleged that a District Judge in Tamil Nadu was elevated to an Additional Judge of the Madras High Court despite charges of corruption against him. He also alleged that the former Chief Justices of India allowed the tainted judge to continue despite complaints against him.
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