Gujarat High Court suspends three lower court judges

The Gujarat High Court has suspended three lower court judges after a preliminary inquiry conducted by the registrar (vigilance) revealed irregularities on their part. The high court registrar (Vigilance) has also ordered a departmental inquiry against the three judges, the statement said. Metropolitan Magistrate (Ahmedabad) R G Chaudhary, Chief Judicial Magistrate (Banaskantha) K A Patel and Additional Civil Judge (Bhuj) H S Mansuri have been suspended by the high court with immediate effect, an official statement said on Thursday. The primary inquiry was conducted following several complaints against the judges.