PoliticsPhoto: NDTVJudge Who Gave 23 Death Sentences Transferred to Muzaffarnagar Family Court
Additional District and Sessions Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar, who awarded 23 death sentences in 11 cases over six months, has been transferred to the family court in Muzaffarnagar by order of the Allahabad High Court. Diwakar, formerly presiding over a fast-track court, was appointed Additional Principal Judge of the family court. Shiv Kumari will replace him in the fast-track court. Diwakar had recently questioned administrative withdrawals of serious cases and raised concerns about judicial independence.
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