Supreme Court orders probe after Kerala High Court Judge Rajan threatens cop

Supreme Court will take action against the Kerala High Court justice who threatened and hurled abuses against a police inspector. The Chief Justice of India has ordered a probe into the allegations against

Justice P D Rajan following a complaint that he threatened, hurled abuses and tried to slap a Circle Inspector for allegedly booking a case against a close relative of the Justice.

Justice Rajan is likely to face a probe by a three member committee appointed by the Supreme Court. This will be the first case in the history of Kerala High Court if the apex court orders a probe into the allegation.

P Sreekumar, the Circle Inspector of Mavelikkara police station had complained that the High Court Justice summoned him to the chamber and hurled him with abuses for booking a case against a relative of the Justice. In the complaint to Chief Justice of India, the CI alleged that the High Court Chief Justice refrained from taking action against Justice P D Rajan. 

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He had in his complaint stated that the Inspector General had come to the chamber of the Justice to take him. 
 

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