'Misusing Powers': SC Judge Writes To CJI Surya Kant Seeking Replacement Of Rajasthan HC Acting CJ Over 'Manipulation Case Listings'
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Sandeep Mehta has written to Chief Justice of India (CJI) urging to appoint, “with immediate effect”, a Chief Justice from another State to head the Rajasthan High Court, alleging that its acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma has been misusing his administrative powers and manipulating case listings to favour “rich litigants”. Justice Mehta has accused acting…
Supreme Court judge Sandeep Mehta has written to CJI Surya Kant requesting the immediate appointment of a Chief Justice from another State to head the Rajasthan High Court. Mehta claims that its acting Chief Justice, Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, has been abusing administrative powers and manipulating case listings to benefit "rich litigants".
In letters dated August 2, August 10, and August 17, Mehta accuses Sharma of mishandling judicial matters and raises doubts about his integrity. The Rajasthan High Court judge has been serving as acting chief justice for an unusually long 10-month term. Mehta points out that the Supreme Court Collegium had previously denied Sharma's request for repatriation to the Rajasthan High Court due to his past conduct while serving as a puisne judge there.
However, in May 2026, the Collegium allowed his repatriation to the Rajasthan High Court. Mehta urges the Collegium to meet urgently and ensure a regular Chief Justice is appointed, with Sharma's transfer out of the state due to his "unbecoming conduct".
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