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Allahabad High Court Transfers 14 Judicial Officers, Including Sambhal CJM Who Ordered FIR

Sambhal police plan a High Court challenge to the magistrate’s direction for an FIR over a 2024 shooting.

Overview

  • Aditya Singh, previously Civil Judge (Senior Division) in Sambhal at Chandausi, has taken charge as Chief Judicial Magistrate of Sambhal.
  • Vibhanshu Sudheer has been reassigned as Civil Judge (Senior Division) in Sultanpur under the High Court’s administrative order.
  • The transfer list issued by the Registrar General covers 14 postings across districts, including changes to POCSO and courts handling crimes against women.
  • Sudheer’s January 19 order directed registration of an FIR against then Circle Officer Anuj Chaudhary and the station house officer over an alleged police firing during the November 2024 violence.
  • Sambhal police have said they will move the Allahabad High Court to contest the FIR directive, setting up an imminent judicial review of the order.