A high-level inquiry ordered by the Madras High Court has substantiated allegations that Kancheepuram Principal District and Sessions Judge Pa U Chemmal misused his authority to remand a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) to custody due to personal animosity with his former Personal Security Officer (PSO).

Justice N Sathish Kumar on Tuesday directed the HC registry to place the inquiry report before the Vigilance Committee, a panel of senior judges, for disciplinary action, and also before the transfer committee to initiate immediate steps against the judge, holding that it was no longer tenable for him to continue in Kancheepuram.

In July, an altercation broke out between a customer, Murugan, belonging to the Scheduled Caste, and the owner of a bakery in Walajabad, Sivakumar, the fat

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