Two apex court judges withdraw from Dinakaran case

The hearing on a petition by Sikkim High Court Chief Justice P.D. Dinakaran, facing an impeachment motion, was deferred Thursday as two Supreme Court judges withdrew themselves from the matter.

Justice D.K. Jain and Justice H.L. Dattu of the two-member apex court bench withdrew from the hearing on Justice Dinakaran's plea seeking a stay on the inquiry proceedings against him under the motion and removal of counsel P.P. Rao from a committee probing charges of misconduct against him.