Click to play videoNoida: The taint of corruption continues to haunt the Indian judiciary. An RTI query has now revealed that CBI had investigated the role of former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Y K Sabarwal's role in the 2004 Noida plot scam.
Sabarwal' daughter-in-law was one of the beneficiaries of the lucky draw and it was alleged that Sabarwal had used his office of CJI to influence the lottery.
RTI activist Subhash Agarwal had enquired if 'any complaint was ever filed or an enquiry conducted against Sabarwal.' The law ministry replied that CBI had investigated some complaints and also filed a chargesheet against two persons in the Ghaziabad court. The CVC had forwarded a copy of the status report of CBI's investigation to the law ministry.
The Law Ministry has clarified that the CBI is not taking any further action on the complaints. CBI sources say that senior judicial officers, bureaucrats, and legislators were all within the ambit of Noida plot scam investigation.
But a delay of two years before the case came to the CBI and destruction of evidence, including the computer which was used to carry out the lottery, meant that chargesheet could only name two accused.
The law ministry has clarified that protection is available to judges serving and retired for acts committed in the discharge of official or judicial duty. Justice Sabarwal though seems to have lost the job of NHRC chief because of these allegations.
The Home Ministry said in an RTI reply that Sabarwal was not offered the position of NHRC chairman because of adverse media and other reports against him.
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