NEW DELHI, May 24 -- The Delhi High Court has transferred a Special Judge from Rouse Avenue Court following serious allegations of bribery in a 2023 GST-related bail case. The action comes after an FIR was registered on May 16, 2025, against the judge's court staff-a record keeper- under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The High Court issued the transfer order on May 20 after allegations surfaced that the judge's court staff had demanded a bribe for granting bail. The accused staffer has approached the High Court seeking to quash the FIR and requesting a transfer of the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

However, during the May 20 hearing, Justice Amit Mahajan did not offer interim relief, though a n...