Names of four judges barring Dinakaran's to be processed: CJI

New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) The names of four judges other
than that of Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court P D
Dinakaran will be processed for elevation to the Supreme
Court of India, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan Sunday
said.
Asked about a newspaper report that the name of Justice
Dinakaran, who is facing charges of land-grabbing, has been
dropped, he only replied, "No, no".
"We have only asked that the names of four other judges
should be processed for their appointment as judges of the
Supreme Court," Balakrishnan told reporters on the sidelines
of the All-India Conference of the Central Administrative
Tribunal (CAT).
Indian Law Minister M Veerappa Moily told PTI that he has
received several communications on various issues from many
constitutional authorities but he would not like to comment on
anything regarding them.
The move to put on hold Dinakaran's elevation comes amid
allegations that the judge has amassed land in Tamil Nadu's
Tiruvallur district.
The Supreme Court Collegium had earlier 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. (More) PTI