Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi of Jharkhand High Court will continue to hear the petition related to CBI inquiry of the alleged suicide of Jharkhand Police SI Rupa Tirkey.
The order to this regard was issued by Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan on Thursday expressing full faith in the ability and integrity of the learned Justice.
During the hearing of this petition on August 13, Justice Dwivedi had sent this matter to the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court Dr. Ravi Ranjan on administrative side for administrative decision whether or not he should preside over the hearing of this case.
He sent the matter to Chief Justice after the Advocate General Rajiv Ranjan the case should be transferred to other court. Advocate General had submitted that after the end of the proceeding held on August 11, he had heard Rajiv Kumar; counsel for the petitioner, stating that the 200 per cent the court will refer this case to the CBI. Advocate General was supported by other state counsel Sachin Kumar. However, Justice Dwivedi had refused to recuse himself from this case on the basis of an unverified allegation.
But, in the view of the faith common man reposes in the judiciary he sent this matter before Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice on the administrative side for administrative decision.
The single bench of Justice Dwivedi was hearing criminal writ petition 139/ 2021 filed by Devanand Oraon; father of deceased SI who had demanded the CBI inquiry.
Meanwhile, the petitioner has filed a contempt of court case against the advocate general and assistant advocate general Sachin Kumar for allegedly scandalizing the court. The matter has been listed for hearing on August 31.