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Taking serious exception, Madras HC orders DVAC probe into bribery charges for appointing Govt pleaders

Chennai, Sep 29 (UNI) The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday ordered a Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) probe into the charges of bribery in the appointment of government pleaders in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, after taking strong exceptions and wondering whether such persons by getting appointment through illegal means would protect the country and the judiciary.
The court was hearing a petition filed by Jeganraj of Kanyakumari district, who alleged that government law officers appointed in various trial courts had secured their posts by paying lakhs of rupees.
The petitioner produced audio and video recordings in support of the allegations. One recording allegedly showed a ruling party functionary--who was subsequently expelled from the party--negotiating with a woman lawyer for getting appointment as pleader with
a demand of Rs.15 lakh and later scaling it down to Rs 13 lakh as she was a woman, while another audio recording allegedly involved
a person who was later appointed as a government pleader.
During the hearing, Justice Murugan questioned how government pleader posts could be treated as commodities for sale and expressed displeasure over the alleged delay in acting on the complaint.
Questioning the prosecution as to why the complaint was not forwarded to the DVAC for conducting an inquiry, the court observed that both giving and receiving bribes are offences and directed the DVAC to conduct a detailed investigation into the complaint, while wondering whether these persons would protect the country and the judciary by getting appointments through illegal means.
The petition was subsequently treated as closed.
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