The Supreme Court on Friday took suo moto cognisance of the death of Dhanbad Additional Sessions Judge Uttam Anand, in an alleged hit-and-run incident on July 28 and said that the 'gruesome incident' has 'larger ramifications'.
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A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana has sought a status report within a week from Jharkhand’s Chief Secretary and the DGP on the probe, saying reports and video clippings suggested: “it was not a case of a simple road accident.”
The bench said it was taking suo motu cognizance of the matter as incidents of attacks on judicial officers and the legal fraternity are happening across the country.