Dehradun, Sept. 27 -- In a highly unusual turn of events, the 15th judge has recused from hearing the cases involving Uttarakhand cadre Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi, drawing fresh attention to the long-running legal battles surrounding his complaints and petitions.

Senior Judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, Justice Ravindra Maithani, stepped aside from hearing a contempt case. The contempt petition was filed by Chaturvedi against the members of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and its registry, alleging willful disobedience of a High Court stay order. "List before another Bench of which I (Ravindra Maithani, J.) am is not a Member," Justice Maithani directed in his order dated September 26, without citi...