Overview

• Chief Justice Sheel Nagu reassigned a corruption case from Justice Mahabir Singh Sindhu to himself after receiving oral and written complaints about the matter.
• The case, involving Roop Bansal, seeks to quash an FIR filed by the Haryana Anti-Corruption Bureau under the Prevention of Corruption Act on April 17.
• Petitioner’s counsel, Mukul Rohtagi, objected to the reassignment, arguing that a case already heard and reserved for judgment should not be withdrawn from the original bench.
• Chief Justice Nagu dismissed objections, citing his plenary powers as master of the roster and legal precedents supporting his authority to reallocate cases.
• The case will be reheard on May 26, with the Enforcement Directorate involved due to its links to ongoing PMLA proceedings.