New Delhi, November 10
Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan today clarified that no parallel in-house inquiry was being conducted into the Rs 23-crore Ghaziabad PF scam, which the CBI was probing.
“No, no. It is wrong reporting. This case is being investigated by the CBI. I don't think a parallel in-house procedure would be proper,” the CJI told reporters on the sidelines of a farewell function for a retiring judge.
The reporters sought his clarification about a news report, which quoted him as saying that two Judges of the Allahabad High Court, allegedly involved in the scam, would be dealt with differently.
The Chief Justice also denied that he had withdrawn judicial work from the judges involved in the scam. The Chief Justice, however, refused to take further questions on the issue.
While justice A.K.Singh, whose position on the Bench will not be confirmed, is expected to be out of the judiciary for the next 10 days, there are two more judges believed to be under scanner in connection with the scam.
But since they are permanent judges their removal could be cumbersome because of the impeachment process, sources said.
There are a number of judges of the lower judiciary whose names have also figured in the scam.
