PATNA, April 16 -- A challan of Rs.500 issued to a vehicle of a judicial officer in Motihari, East Champaran, allegedly for parking it in a restricted area has snowballed into a controversy, with the Bihar Judicial Service Association (BJSA) writing to the Director General of Police (DGP), Bihar, that it was done "wrongly on the basis of a social media post, while the vehicle was elsewhere".

The judges were ostensibly irked by the local media coverage of "fine on a judicial officer" through headlines as "police ne padhaya judge ko kanoon ka paath".

The BJSA has sought a thorough probe into the matter.

"While the association upholds the rule of law and condemns any misconduct by judicial officers, the circumstances surrounding this case...