Another ex-judge backs Justice Katju, alleges political influence in high court appointment

July 22, 2014 10:40

Former law minister HR Bhardwaj, who served from 2004 to 2009, on Monday admitted that a district judge who was appointed as additional judge of Madras high court in 2003 and was later confirmed despite adverse intelligence reports, had significant political backing.

However, Bhardwaj, who was law minister when the controversial judge was given extensions and later made permanent, denied Justice Markandey Katju's claim that the judge got a seat on the bench because UPA government succumbed to the pressure from an important ally. Read

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