High court judge slaps contempt notice on boss

In an unprecedented move, Rajasthan high court Justice B G Sethna issued a show cause notice to Chief Justice M G Mukherjee for ''contempt of court''.

Justice Sethna was hearing a review petition on September 15 in Jodhpur. His directive came as he felt the chief justice ''had caused a delay in judicial work'' by transferring a public interest litigation (on the allotment of houses to judges) out of Justice Sethna's jurisdiction.

The Rajasthan High Court Advocates Association and the Rajasthan High Court Bar Association have protested against Justice Sethna's notice.

Meanwhile, the chief justice on Tuesday issued an order transferring Sethna to the high court's Jaipur bench from Jodhpur with effect from Wednesday.

UNI