HC objects to Chautala son’s plea for case transfer
HC objects to Chautala son’s plea for case transfer
The Delhi High Court Registrar General on Thursday objected to a plea of Abhay Singh Chautala, son of former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, seeking transfer of a disproportionate assets (DA) case against him to some other judge.
The Registrar General informed the Delhi High Court that the DA case, involving Abhay Singh Chautala is pending before a special judge who was designated by the High Court to deal with cases pertaining to MPs and MLAs on orders of the Supreme Court.
Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal was informed by advocate Viraj Datar, representing the High Court’s administration, that if the court decides to transfer the case, another judge would have to be designated to specially deal with it.
The High Court asked the counsel to seek further instructions from the Registrar General on the issue and listed the matter for hearing on March 18.
Abhay Singh Chautala, in his petition, has claimed that he apprehends he would not get a fair trial if his case continues to be presided over by the special judge.