Jabalpur. The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the dismissal of Civil Judge Mahendra Singh Taran, who acquitted the accused without writing a decision in at least three cases. A bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain said that the judge cannot get apologies for this serious misconduct. Civil Judge Class-2 Mahendra Singh Tararam filed a petition challenging the dismissal from service in the Madhya Pradesh High Court.
During the hearing on the application of the sacked judge Mahendra Singh Taram, the High Court said that on seeing the records, it was found that all 5 allegations against the petitioner have been proved. This is a case of serious misconduct. The judge acquitted the accused without writing a decision in criminal cases. This service is of nature. Judge Mahendra Singh Taram came to the post in the year 2003. He was dismissed in 2016. After which he gave a representation and then turned to the Madhya Pradesh High Court. During a surprise inspection in 2012, it was received that Taram had acquitted the accused in 3 criminal cases without writing the final decision. Also, in 2 other criminal cases, the order letter was not prepared and postponed them.
The investigation sat on this and the investigating officer found all the 5 allegations correct. The entire court then decided to remove Mahendra Singh Taram from the post of Judge. Taram argued in the petition in the Madhya Pradesh High Court that there were personal difficulties with pressure from the charge. In such a situation, his mistake was good, because he was performing duties. The dismissal judge had also given the main argument that another judge, who faced similar allegations, was reduced by stopping two increments. On this, the High Court said that allegations against Taram and other judge were not found to be of the same level. There was an allegation against the second judge that he had decided him without a written decision in some civil matters. It was also alleged that some civil matters ruled, but did not submit the file in the record room.
The bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed Mahendra Singh Taram’s claim, saying that the allegations made against the second judge Siddharth Sharma are different from the allegation of the petitioner. Therefore, the petitioner cannot claim negative equality with the order. The Madhya Pradesh High Court said that both disciplinary proceedings taken are not of different and equal levels. In such a situation, the High Court dismissed his plea, retaining the dismissal from the post of Judge of Mahendra Singh Taram. Now the way to go to the Supreme Court near Taram is open. However, the allegation against him is very serious.
