IAS Officer Accused of Harassing Judge Faces Criminal Contempt in J&K High Court
The High Court issued an order on Friday, August 5, summoning him and threatening "coercive proceedings" if the bureaucrat failed to show up in person. Shyambir Singh, an IAS officer from the 2018 batch, is the son-in-law of BJP leader and former union minister Prahlad Singh Patel.
Shyambir Singh, the Deputy Commissioner of Ganderbal, is facing criminal contempt charges from the Jammu and Kashmir High Court for allegedly intimidating a judge during a land acquisition issue. This is the day after Chief Judicial Magistrate Fayaz Ahmad Qureshi of Ganderbal suggested taking this kind of action against the official for allegedly disobeying a previous directive and trying to "personally attack" him "by manipulation and fabrication."
The High Court issued an order on Friday, August 5, summoning him and threatening "coercive proceedings" if the bureaucrat failed to show up in person. Shyambir Singh, an IAS officer from the 2018 batch, is the son-in-law of BJP leader and former union minister Prahlad Singh Patel.
"On August 5 at precisely 11 a.m., the contemnor shall appear in person before this Court."
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