NAINITAL, 1 July (H.S.): A magistrate's court has declined to hear a criminal defamation case initiated by Indian Forest Service officer Sanjeev Chaturvedi against Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) judge Manish Garg.

Additional chief judicial magistrate Neha Kushwaha withdrew from hearing Chaturvedi's case, where he alleged that Garg used inappropriate language towards him during public court sessions in 2023.

Including Kushwaha, the number of judges who have withdrawn from cases involving Chaturvedi has reached 14.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Indrani Sarkar