Judges Recuse From Hearing Pay Commission Benefit Pleas After Lawyer Alleges Case Selection Bias: Delhi High Court

In an unexpected turn of events, two judges of the Delhi High Court, Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul, recused themselves from hearing a batch of petitions concerning the grant of benefits under the Pay Commission recommendations. This decision followed claims from a lawyer that the division bench was “choosing and picking” cases to be heard, which raised concerns of potential bias. The division bench expressed that the…