New low for Indian judiciary: Judges caught cheating in LL.M exam
With an increasing number of reports on the corruption and unfair practices of the Indian judiciary, the latest news of 5 district judges and three advocates who were caught cheating in an LL.M exam has come at a new low.
Five district court judges from Andhra Pradesh who were appearing for their LL.M exams were caught cheating by an invigilator squad who had been tipped off earlier. The judges who were caught copying were Judges M. Krishnappa, K. Ajithsimha Rao, Vijayanand, Bapatla M. Srinivasa Chary and Hanumantha Rao, besides advocates P. Sheela Rani, K. Venkanna and V. Rajasekhar. The judges were pursuing their higher studies in a distance education learning programme from Kakatiya University's School of Distance Learning and Continuing Examination. They were attempting the exam at the Arts and Science College in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh. While one judge was found to be copying straight from a text book on the Legal and Constitutional History of India, others were found with torn slips of paper from various books. The answer scripts were immediately confiscated by the squad and the perpetrators have now been debarred from taking the remaining examinations. Ironically, the passing of these exams would have made the judges eligible for promotion to the higher levels of judiciary in the State of Andhra Pradesh as well as the judiciaries of other States in the country. After this shameful event which took place on Tuesday, the Andhra Pradesh High Court headed by Chief Justice NA Kakru ordered for their suspension as well as disciplinary action against the erring judges. The High Court has also ordered the State authorities to launch a probe and to submit a report on this incident.
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