Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar, Who Awarded 23 Death Sentences, Transferred to Muzaffarnagar Family Court
MUZAFFARNAGAR, October 25, 2026 [VoM News]: Additional District and Sessions Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar, who awarded 23 death sentences in 11 cases between April and September this year, has been transferred to a family court in Muzaffarnagar following an order by the Allahabad High Court, officials said on Sunday.
Diwakar, who was presiding over a fast-track court, has been appointed Additional Principal Judge of the family court. According to the transfer order, Shiv Kumari will succeed him as Additional District and Sessions Judge of the fast-track court.
The transfer comes after Diwakar questioned the administrative withdrawal of 97 part-heard cases, including murder and other serious offences, from his court. The cases were reportedly withdrawn through orders issued in August by then District and Sessions Judge B.K. Singh.
In a 35-page judgment acquitting an accused in a nearly decade-old case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, Diwakar raised questions about whether cases in which hearings had already commenced could be transferred through administrative orders without following the procedure prescribed by law.
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He also expressed concerns about judicial independence and the limits of administrative powers exercised by district judges.
The High Court’s transfer order does not, in the information available, specify any connection between the reassignment and Diwakar’s observations on the withdrawn cases.
[inputs from ANI]
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