New delhi,September 07 :AMAR Singh’s arrest has just added to the list of highprofile cases that Sangita Dhingra Sehgal has dealt with in her 27- year- long career.
Sehgal, who joined judicial services in 1984, has overseen cases that hogged headlines such as the hawala case, the match- fixing scandal and the Lajpat Nagar bomb blast. As she went further up the judicial ladder, she dealt with cases against Iftikhar Gilani and Reliance Ltd under the Official Secrets Act.
Known for her professionalism, the 53- year- old judge has heard both criminal as well as civil cases. She has also been the secretary of the Delhi Legal Services Authority at the Patiala House Court Complex.
There, she is remembered for working on building centres to explain basic and legal rights to lower- income communities. As the secretary of the Press Council of India, she worked to preserve the media’s freedom.
Dhingra started her career at a civil court. Currently a special judge at the Tis Hazari courts, she oversees cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act and is likely to hold the current post for the next two years.
Sehgal completed higher education at Chandigarh’s Government College for Women and went on to do her MA in public administration from Panjab University and LLB from DU. She topped the Delhi Judicial Service examination in 1984.
CONTROVERSY IS HIS SECOND NAME
Bhushans’ CD controversy, 2011:
A CD purportedly containing conversation between Amar, Mulayam Singh and Shanti Bhushan surfaced. On the CD, Bhushan is allegedly heard suggesting that a judge could be ‘ bought’ for ` 4 crore to deliver a desired verdict
Phone tapping row, 2011:
Amar allegedly heard fixing deals with politicians, businessmen, bureaucrats and Bollywood celebrities on phone. Taped phone conversations were made public by magazines and newspapers in 2011.
Singh said the voice was not his
May 2009 Lok Sabha polls:
Made outrageous comments at a rally that that Jaya Prada would commit suicide if the people of Rampur didn’t elect her Sept 2008, Batla House encounter: Suggested the encounter may have been fake and demanded judicial probe, but at the same time gave a ` 10- lakh cheque to the family of slain Delhi Police officer Mohan Chand Sharma. The cheque bounced
July 2008 attack on Mayawati:
Accused UP chief minister Mayawati of abducting six Samajwadi Party MPs ahead of the trust vote in Parliament.
Later, SP expelled the six MPs
Amar & the Bachchans:
He called Amitabh Bachchan his elder brother.
Amar helped Bachchan when his film career was in doldrums. He brought Jaya Bachchan into politics and ensured Rajya Sabha membership for her. Their relations soured when Jaya refused to quit SP after it expelled him
Amar & Anil Ambani:
They are friends but critics allege their relationship goes deeper. In a tape leaked by newspapers and magazines, Ambani was allegedly heard offering ` 20- 25 crore to fix a deal. Singh claims the tape was bogus
Amar vs Shah Rukh Khan, 2007:
The actor joked at an awards function that he could see “ darindagi ” ( evil intent) in Amar’s eye. A few days later, a crowd gathered outside Khan’s house and demanded that he apologise.
Khan accused Amar of trying to scare his children