<p>The clarifications pertain to the adverse report submitted by the Tamil Nadu government stating that Dinakaran and his family members had encroached upon a large extent of public land near Chennai.<br /><br />The collegium deferred a decision on the issue and asked Justice Dinakaran, who was present in the capital, to submit further clarifications on the allegations, according to Supreme Court sources.<br /> <br />The collegium, comprising Justice Balakrishnan and four senior most Judges – Justices S H Kapadia, Tarun Chatterjee, Altamas Kabir and R V Raveendran – met here for 90 minutes in the morning at the residence of the CJI.<br /><br />Sources said that there was a difference of opinion in the collegium and a few members were of the opinion that Justice Dinakaran’s name for elevation to the Supreme Court should be withdrawn. <br /><br />Sunday’s meeting of the collegium was the third since August 27.<br />On Saturday, Justice Dinakaran had submitted a written clarification and also met the CJI here during the two-day conference on ‘Strengthening the judiciary and reducing pendency and delays’. <br /><br />Sources also said that the Supreme Court sought more information from the Tamil Nadu government in view of a new representation from some advocates from Tamil Nadu and the Forum for Judicial Accountability to the CJI for a CBI probe into the land grab issue.<br />At the end of the conference, Law Minister Veerappa Moily told reporters: “We shall not allow the image of the judiciary to be tarnished.’’<br /><br />Asked about the fate of Justice Dinakaran, he said: “There is a constitutional authority to look into any allegation against a judge. This statement is not aimed at any particular person.’’<br /><br />In its report, the Tamil Nadu government alleged that Justice Dinakaran and his relatives possessed more than 500 acres of land apart from encroaching upon a large tract of public land in Kaverirajapuram in Tiruttani taluk of Tiruvallur district.<br /><br />The report also said that some commercial buildings in Chennai worth crores of rupees are owned by the family members of Justice Dinakaran.</p>
<p>The clarifications pertain to the adverse report submitted by the Tamil Nadu government stating that Dinakaran and his family members had encroached upon a large extent of public land near Chennai.<br /><br />The collegium deferred a decision on the issue and asked Justice Dinakaran, who was present in the capital, to submit further clarifications on the allegations, according to Supreme Court sources.<br /> <br />The collegium, comprising Justice Balakrishnan and four senior most Judges – Justices S H Kapadia, Tarun Chatterjee, Altamas Kabir and R V Raveendran – met here for 90 minutes in the morning at the residence of the CJI.<br /><br />Sources said that there was a difference of opinion in the collegium and a few members were of the opinion that Justice Dinakaran’s name for elevation to the Supreme Court should be withdrawn. <br /><br />Sunday’s meeting of the collegium was the third since August 27.<br />On Saturday, Justice Dinakaran had submitted a written clarification and also met the CJI here during the two-day conference on ‘Strengthening the judiciary and reducing pendency and delays’. <br /><br />Sources also said that the Supreme Court sought more information from the Tamil Nadu government in view of a new representation from some advocates from Tamil Nadu and the Forum for Judicial Accountability to the CJI for a CBI probe into the land grab issue.<br />At the end of the conference, Law Minister Veerappa Moily told reporters: “We shall not allow the image of the judiciary to be tarnished.’’<br /><br />Asked about the fate of Justice Dinakaran, he said: “There is a constitutional authority to look into any allegation against a judge. This statement is not aimed at any particular person.’’<br /><br />In its report, the Tamil Nadu government alleged that Justice Dinakaran and his relatives possessed more than 500 acres of land apart from encroaching upon a large tract of public land in Kaverirajapuram in Tiruttani taluk of Tiruvallur district.<br /><br />The report also said that some commercial buildings in Chennai worth crores of rupees are owned by the family members of Justice Dinakaran.</p>
