3 Bihar judges get the axe on moral ground
Patna
Bihar government on Tuesday finally issued orders for dismissal of three subordinate courts judges on charges of moral turpitude committed by them on the Republic Day, 2013 in Nepal. They have been denied all post-retirement benefits and would be deprived of even pension.
The general administration department of Bihar government in its four-page order said the three judges -- Hari NIwas Gupta, then principal judge, Jitendra Nath Singh, then additional sessions and district judge, and Komal Ram, then sub-judge, would not be eligible for their allowances, salaries with retrospective effect. It is for the first time senior judicial officers have been dismissed on charges of moral turpitude.