Eight of 16 CJIs were 'corrupt', says ex-law minister

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Thu, Sep 16 02:35 PM

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Former Union Law Minister Shanti Bhushan Thursday
told the Supreme Court that at least eight of the 16 chief justices of India
(CJIs) were 'definitely corrupt'.

In an affidavit filed Thursday, senior counsel Shanti Bhushan said that six
of the CJIs were 'definitely honest' and he could not comment on the
remaining two judges.

The senior counsel sought to be impleaded in a case in which his son
Prashant Bhushan is facing contempt proceedings.

Sixteen CJIs that Shanti Bhushan has mentioned in his affidavit are: Justice
Rangnath Mishra, Justice K.N. Singh, Justice M.H. Kaina, Justice L.M.
Sharma, Justice M.N. Venkatachalliah, Justice A.M. Ahemadi, Justice J.S.
Verma, Justice M.M. Punchhi, Justice A.S. Anand, Justice S.P. Bharucha,
Justice B.N. Kirpal, Justice G.B. Pathak, Justice Rajendra Babu, Justice
R.C. Lohati, Justice V.N. Khare and Justice Y.K. Sabharwal.

Shanti Bhushan in his affidavit said that two former CJIs had personally
told him that their immediate predecessors and immediate successors were
corrupt judges. He said that the names of those four CJIs were included in
the list of eight corrupt CJIs.

-Indo-Asian News Service

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