"If There Exists Temple Of Justice...": Court Upholds District Judge's Dismissal

Umesh Kumar Sirohi, an additional district judge, was removed from service after he was accused of demanding dowry and attempting to influence a junior judge in the case.

The Allahabad High Court has upheld the dismissal of a judicial officer accused of demanding dowry and attempting to influence a junior judge in the case.

If there exists a temple of justice, the judicial officers must act like its high priests, a bench comprising justices Saumitra Dayal Singh and Donadi Ramesh said and stressed that a judicial officer who defiles his office merits no mercy.

Dismissing a writ petition filed by Umesh Kumar Sirohi, an additional district judge who was removed from service, the court said, "Any transgression committed by a judicial officer to extract benefit for himself or those to whom he may be closely related would always be dealt with severely".