The names of four judges other than that of Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court P D Dinakaran will be processed for elevation to the Supreme Court, Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan said. Asked about a newspaper report that the name of Justice Dinakaran, who is facing charges of land-grabbing, has been dropped, he only replied, "No, no". "We have only asked that the names of four other judges should be processed for their appointment as judges of the Supreme Court," Balakrishnan told reporters on the sidelines of the All-India Conference of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in New Delhi on Sunday. Law Minister M Veerappa Moily told that he has received several communications on various issues from many constitutional authorities but he would not like to comment on anything regarding them. The move to put on hold Dinakaran's elevation comes amid allegations that the judge has amassed land in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district. The Supreme Court Collegium had earlier considered a report of the District Collector of Tiruvallur which is believed to have pointed out that at Kaverirajapuram in Tiruttani taluk alone, the extent of land allegedly possessed by the judge was approximately 500 acres.
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