District Judge, Magistrate suspended

April 28, 2011 12:46 am | Updated September 27, 2016 08:10 pm IST - CHENNAI:

The Madras High Court on Wednesday placed under suspension the Principal District Judge (PDJ), Tiruvallur, C.Chinnappan and the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), N.Sivakumar.

This followed a surprise visit by the Chief Justice M.Y.Eqbal in Tiruvallur district. High Court sources said that the PDJ was not available at the district headquarters.

He had not submitted any leave letter nor sought any permission. Similarly, the CJM was also not available and he had not given any leave letter.

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