SN Shukla, former judge of the Allahabad High Court.
SN Shukla, former judge of the Allahabad High Court.
The CBI has registered an FIR against a former judge of the Allahabad High Court and his wife on corruption charges. In this regard, it has been said by the CBI that former judge SN Shukla and his wife have acquired assets worth Rs 2.45 crore disproportionate to their known sources of income. Along with this, this is the second case of corruption against the former judge of Allahabad High Court.
Allegations of corruption have been made even before this
According to media reports, this is the second corruption case against Justice SN Shukla. Earlier on December 4, 2019, there was an allegation of corruption against him. During that time, a case was registered against Justice SN Shukla and others for obtaining orders in favor of a medical college located in Lucknow by taking money.
charge of acquiring property
Justice SN Shukla retired from the Allahabad High Court in July 2020. The probe agency CBI has charged the former judge and him with amassing assets worth Rs 2.45 crore disproportionate to his known sources of income during his tenure as a judge in the high court between 2014-2019. Let us inform that earlier in 2018, the then Chief Justice of India Deepak Mishra had recommended impeachment on him, but he was not impeached during the tenure of Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
