Click to play videoChandigarh: A cash-for-judgement scam has been unearthed in Chandigarh, possibly exposing one of the biggest scams involving the judiciary in Punjab so far. A top lawyer is among three persons who have been booked by the police and the investigation is likely to throw up bigger names.
Sanjeev Bansal is the first top lawyer to be arrested in Chandigarh in the cash-for-judgement scam that came to light last week.
The former additional advocate general of the Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association allegedly sent Rs 15 lakh to the house of newly-appointed High Court judge, Nirmaljit Kaur. The man carrying the package, Bansal's assistant, was intercepted by the police and then all hell broke loose.
ASP Chandigarh, Madhur Verma says, "We have registered a case under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 120-B of the IPC. We are investigating the matter."
The two men are pleading that the cash was an advance payment on a sale deed and that Prakash had gone to the wrong address. The package, they say was intended for person by the same name.
Meanwhile, the High Court Bar Association is up in arms and Bansal has been suspended from its ranks.
But the association won't stop there. Following Wednesday's meeting, they are now demanding that cases be withdrawn from presiding judges who are suspected of being involved in the bribery scandal and that local judges be transferred out to reduce the probability of their indulging in corruption
The President of Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association, Rupinder Khosla says, "We think this is a fortunate incident as finally there is evidence of the wrong things going on."
Lawyers at the Punjab and Haryana High Court say they always suspected something was amiss with the judiciary. Now, all that they are hoping for is a fair inquiry into the matter.
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