The state government has once again convened a meeting between Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, leader of Opposition Swami Prasad Maurya and Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, Dr DY Chandrachud in the state capital on September 27 to sewlect the new Ombudsman. Sources claimed that the meeting was convened after the Chief Justice said that he will be available for discussion on any day when the High Court remained closed. Six former judges are in the race for the Ombudsman’s post.
The last meeting could not take place as the CJ was not present and the CM and the loP had an hour long dialogue.
Sources said that t he state government is optimistic that the Chief Justice will clear the name of Justice Virendra Singh Yadav as he was appointed to his present posting as Chairman of Consumer Forum on November 24,2012, only after clearance from the CJ of Allahabad High Court. Justice Yadav retired as judge of Allahabad High Court in January, 2011.
A senior government official said that the list of other probables included UK Dhawan, Zakiullah Khan, PC Verma, Rakesh Sharma, IM Quddusi, Jagdish Bhalla, Bhanwar Singh, MU Khan, SS Yadav, Abdul Mateen, DP Singh of lucknow and some others.