Dinakaran mum on controversy

New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) Karnataka High Court Chief
Justice P D Dinakaran, whose elevation as a judge of the
Supreme Court has hit a road block, on Saturday preferred to
maintain silence over allegations of land grabbing against
him.

"Silence is my only strength," he told PTI when asked on
the sidelines of a conference here.
Justice Dinakaran refused to be drawn into any comment
relating to the issue.
Asked about the charges against him and whether they were
baseless, he refused to reply. "I will not say anything," he
said.
The Supreme Court collegium, headed by Chief Justice K G
Balakrishnan, is understood to have put on hold the decision
on Dinakaran's elevation.
The move came amid allegations that the judge had amassed
land in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district.
The collegium's decision came after it considered a
report of the District Collector of Tiruvallur which is
believed to have pointed out that at Kaverirajapuram in
Tiruttani taluk alone, the extent of land allegedly possessed
by the judge was approximately 500 acres, court sources
said.(MORE) PTI AAC
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