New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Monday appointed judicial officer Sunena Sharma as the Special Judge to hear cases relating to alleged illegality in the allocation of coal blocks across the country.
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order on an application moved by the Delhi High Court, which stated that the present Special Judge, Sanjay Bhansal, had been holding the post for over four-and-a-half years and was due to be replaced.
Recording the submissions, the court noted that the Delhi High Court had formally sought to relieve Justice Bhansal and had placed a sealed envelope before the Supreme Court containing the names of three officers from the Delhi Higher Ju...