New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- A sessions court in Rohini has set aside an order for a magistrate to direct the police to register an FIR against a serving judge and a businessman for the alleged offences of extortion and false theft insurance claim.

While setting aside the order, the sessions court referred to a Supreme Court judgement, which held, "The magistrate is not supposed to act merely as a post office and needs to adopt a judicial approach while considering an application seeking investigation by the police."

In May 2024, a magistrate court had passed an order to register a FIR against Judge Ajay Goel and a businessman. Both had challenged the order of FIR.

" There can be no registration of FIR against a judicial officer without seeki...