Madras High Court judge did not complain to me: Balakrishnan
By IANSWednesday, December 8, 2010
NEW DELHI - Former chief justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan Wednesday said he received a brief note from the then Madras High Court chief justice S.N. Gokhale on Justice R. Reghupathy’s contention that a union minister tried to influence him, and got no direct letter from the complainant.
The allegation is that on July 2 Justice Reghupathy wrote a letter to the then Madras (High Court) CJI S.N. Gokhale…(who) gave one brief report to me, Balakrishnan, who is the current National Human Rights Commission chairperson, told reporters here.
He said that the one-page note of then chief justice Gokhale did not mention any name of the union minister who was allegedly trying to influence Justice Reghupathy.
The high court Tuesday ordered the suspension of Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry Bar Council Chairman Chandramohan on charges of trying to influence a judge.
Last year, Justice Reghupathy declared in court that a central minister had tried to influence him to grant bail to two men, being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The judge said Chandramohan handed over his mobile telephone to him, saying a central minister wanted to talk to him. The judge declined to speak to any minister about the bail sought by two accused being accused by the CBI.
