Sterling Biotech Rs 8100-crore bank loan fraud case reassigned to same judge who recused earlier
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New Delhi: A Rs 8,100-crore bank loan fraud case against the owners of Gujarat-based Sterling Biotech group and others was on Tuesday reassigned here to the same judge who a day earlier recused himself from hearing the matter, saying he was approached by one of the parties in the case. District Judge of Patiala House Courts complex sent back the case to Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana after the counsel for both the parties --the Enforcement Directorate(ED) and the accused--agreed to the same.
ASJ Rana on Monday had recused himself from hearing the matter, saying he was "shocked" as he was approached by one of his classmates on behalf of the accused, while terming the incident as "unfortunate".
"I don't feel like pursuing the matter. It's very embarrassing and I am recusing and posting the matter before District Judge. It's very unfortunate that after hearing the full matter I have to recuse...," the ASJ said while recusing himself. The judge was scheduled to pass an order on an application filed by ED, seeking to declare the owners of the company as fugitive economic offenders under a new law.
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